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Lungi Residents Face Blackout After Solar Plant Fault

Publisher report1 reportUpdated 18 Aug 2026, 3:36 pmroutine · 26/100
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The Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) says it is investigating a serious fault that has interrupted electricity from the newly commissioned 10-megawatt peak RESPITE solar power plant in Lungi. The plant began supplying power to Lungi Township shortly after it was commissioned and ran for roughly three days before the outage struck. EDSA has [...]

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