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Ethopia: Major power outage in Eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti due to theft of power transmission tower, Ethio-Djibouti railway affected

Ethopia: Major power outage in Eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti due to theft of power transmission tower, Ethio-Djibouti railway affected

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Published on 2024-10-03 08:22:16

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Addis Abeba – Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) announced on Wednesday a major power outage impacting towns in eastern Ethiopia, the Ethio-Djibouti railway, and parts of Djibouti, caused by theft on the 230-kilovolt Kokaa-Hurso power transmission line.

In a statement, Alemayehu Zeberga, Director of the Operations and Maintenance Directorate for the central two regions, stated that the damage occurred due to the theft of a power transmission tower in the Afar Region, Awash Fentale district, Benti kebele, in an area known as…

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