Tanzania’s state-owned power utility, TANESCO, has announced the full restoration of electricity supply across the country after the national grid suffered a technical failure on Saturday, plunging areas connected to the grid into a nationwide blackout.
The outage occurred at approximately 1:00 a.m. on Saturday.
According to TANESCO, the blackout was caused by a technical fault in the National Electricity Grid System, resulting in a loss of electricity supply to all regions served by the national grid.
The disruption prompted many frustrated Tanzanians to express their concerns on social media, including on TANESCO’s official Facebook page.
However, at about 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 28, 2026, TANESCO announced that power had been fully restored.
In a statement issued by the company’s Director of Communications and Customer Service, Irene Gowelle, the utility confirmed that electricity supply had resumed across the country.
“As of now, electricity supply has been restored in all regions of the country that receive power from the National Grid,” the statement said.
The company thanked its customers and the general public for their patience during the outage and apologized for the inconvenience caused.
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