- The Ethiopian Electric Utility restores electricity in Southern Tigray And Amhara Regions.
- The towns include Korem, Waja, Timuga, and Kobo.
The Ethiopian Electric Utility has restored electricity in areas stretching from Alamata in southern Tigray to Kobo in the Amhara Region North Wollo Zone. The towns include Korem, Waja, Timuga, and Kobo. This came following the maintenance of a major 66-kilovolt power transmission line from Alamata to Lalibela.
The power outage and other essential services have been in place since June 2021, when Tigrayan forces took over most parts of Tigray ten months after the start of the war in early November 2020.
The Federal government accuses Tigrayan forces of deliberately destroying electric infrastructures. In contrast, the Tigrayan authorities say the government has intentionally cut off basic services, including electricity, banking and communications, in areas under the administration of the Tigray regional government.
The Ethiopian Electric Utility Woldia district director, Shimelis Woldesemayat, said that the towns regained electricity “due to the rapid maintenance” of high and low power lines that were heavily damaged in the war.