Zimbabwe: Massive Blackout Hits Zimbabwe After System Failure

Zimbabwe has been hit by a nationwide blackout after a system disturbance that occurred at about 14:11 hours on Thursday, July 3, 2025.

According to ZESA Holdings, the system disturbance caused a loss of generation from Kariba and Hwange Power Stations.

It said the interconnections with National Transmission (South Africa) and Zesco (Zambia), as well as supplies from HCB (Mozambique), were simultaneously lost.

In a statement issued, ZESA Holdings said restoration efforts are currently underway, and power has already been successfully restored to some areas.

“Our teams are working tirelessly to bring the remaining affected areas back online in the shortest possible time. Further updates will be given as the system restoration progresses,” ZESA said.

It apologized for the inconvenience caused to citizens.

Source: https://energynewsafrica.com