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Tanzania A major technical fault in the national electricity grid on Saturday, June 27, 2026, caused a nationwide blackout, plunging all regions connected to the grid into darkness and disrupting critical services, including the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). The Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) reported that the outage began at approximately 7:00 p.m. local time, during peak electricity demand.  According to TANESCO Managing Director Lazaro Twange, the disruption was triggered by simultaneous faults affecting 3 electricity transmission lines and one grid substation. https://thechanzo.com/2026/06/28/national-power-grid-failure-plunges-nation-into-darkness-for-hours/

Lagos, Nigeria Millions of electricity consumers across Lagos have been thrown into darkness on Sunday after EKEDP lost supply from Nigeria's national grid. In a service interruption notice issued on Sunday, EKEDP said it lost supply from the national grid at exactly 13:49hrs on Sunday, June 28, 2026, resulting in a widespread disruption of electricity supply across its franchise area. The distribution company said the outage affected its entire network, leaving customers across Lagos and adjoining communities without electricity. EKEDP attributed the disruption to a transmission-level incident, stressing that the outage originated outside its operational control. https://businessday.ng/news/article/national-grid-failure-plunges-nigerias-commercial-capital-into-darkness-again