2008 Zanzibar power blackout had a projected working life of 25 years when laid in 1976. It has now served for almost 35 years, ten years after it was due to be replaced. The power in Zanzibar was restored in March, 2010. 2008 Zanzibar power blackout The 2008 Zanzibar Power blackout was an extensive power outage on Zanzibar, Tanzania. A similar and longer event happened in Zanzibar in 2009. The island was without power for more than three months. During May and June 2008, Zanzibar suffered a period of almost one month without mains electricity due to a grid failure which left the entire
Zanzibar Electricity Corporation Zanzibar Electricity Corporation Zanzibar Electricity Corporation (ZECO) is a state owned utility firm that provides transmission and distribution service of electricity in the Zanzibar Archipelago. The firm was incorporated in 2006 as the successor of the State Fuel and Power Corporation and is wholly owned by the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar. Electricity in Zanzibar dates back to the early 1900s. In 1908, the first coal fired generator was installed on the island to power Stone Town. In 1954 the coal plants were abandoned and new diesel generators were installed by the British East Africa Company. In 1980 the main island