Nationwide Power Outage Strikes Senegal Following Station Accident

A nationwide electricity outage occurred in Senegal due to an accident at a power station in the capital. The incident disrupted power across the country. Efforts to restore power are underway, with some regions and parts of Dakar already seeing progress.

An accident at a power station in Senegal's capital caused a nationwide electricity outage on Thursday, Senelec, the country's power utility, stated.

The incident at the 90,000-volt Hann station led to a wider disruption on an interconnection grid, halting electricity distribution across Senegal. Details about the accident remain undisclosed.

Following a decade-old power crisis, Senegal has invested heavily in improving power infrastructure. Current efforts are focused on restoring power, with some areas in the capital Dakar and other regions already witnessing partial recovery.

(With inputs from agencies.)