National power blackout in Tanzania

By Ihesiulo Grace

30 November 2017

Africa

Tanzania has been hit by a nationwide blackout due to a technical fault in its national power grid. The country’s electricity supply company, Tanesco, said it was still trying to fix the fault.

Partial blackouts occur regularly in Tanzania, which relies on hydro, natural gas and heavy fuel oil to generate electricity. Many businesses use power generators as a back-up.