Residents in Asmara report of power returning to normal

Residents living in Asmara say power is returning to normal in Eritrea. Photo: Asmara's Sembel housing complex. 

Residents in Asmara report of power returning to normal 

After experiencing sporadic power outages for several weeks, residents in Asmara are reporting power supplies are returning back to normal.

"Not fully resolved yet (still had outages yesterday) but things are much better this week," said a resident living in Asmara. "Sembel complex uninterrupted since yesterday evening! We're almost there! Everyone's saying that it's definitely not going to be long before it's 100%!"

She goes on to add that "power is still on everywhere - going on almost three days now!"
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Similarly, another citizen feels more optimistic that the issue is close to being resolved.

"The electricity supply is near perfect this week ", said a nurse living in the Edaga Hamus area of the city. "The government seems closer to fixing the problem."

The government says technical and logistical glitches at the Hirgigo power plant is what's causing the blackouts. But relief could be on the way. Recently, an official tweeted the power outages will be resolved by the end of next month.

Regionally, prolonged power outages have been occurring more frequently of late. In Ethiopia, reports indicate severe power and water outages of three or more days at a time have been taking place since mid June of this year, while in Djibouti, the country faces regular blackouts due to supplies not being able to keep up with demand.

Aerial view of Asmara at night

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