Ethiopia: Amhara Police Says High Power Transmission Line ‘Struck By Extremist Groups’, Causing Widespread Outage
Addis Abeba — The Police in the restive Amhara region said the 230 KV high power transmission line, that stretches from Bahir Dar – Debretabor – Nefas Mawcha – Gashena – Alamata, was struck by “extremist groups” causing power outage in most parts of the region.
A statement issued by the police said one phase of the transmission line was struck by a weapon on Tuesday, 05 March 2024 around noon, near Nefas Mawcha town in the South Gondar zone.
The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) announced yesterday that disruptions covering multiple cities and towns across Afar, Amhara, and Tigray regions after transmission lines were cut off.
Ethiopian Electric Power did not explain what caused the “broken” transmission lines, but said its technicians were working hard to restore all and asked communities affected by the disruption to “wait patiently.”
According to the regional police, however, the targeting of the power transmission lines is part of a wider strategy deploy.
By Addis Standard
