Source: Xinhua| 2021-02-25 14:21:30|Editor: huaxiaVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has partially restored electricity supply to the country's restive northern Tigray regional state, Ethiopian authorities said on Wednesday. In a press statement, the Ethiopia Electricity Power (EEP) said electricity has been partially restored to Tigray's regional capital Mekelle and other regional cities since Wednesday noon. The partial power restoration came after technicians from EEP managed to repair the damaged electricity transmission lines, according to the EEP statement. The Tigray regional state had been in a total electricity blackout since Feb. 17, due to a "sabotage" on a high voltage electricity transmission line running from the southern Tigray city of Alamata to Mekelle. The Ethiopian government had previously blamed the sabotage by "Junta remnants" on the Alamata-Mekelle high voltage electricity transmission line for the massive electricity blackout.

Source: Ethiopian News February 25, 2021 06:22 UTC