Power outage in Addu city: “Engine malfunction is to blame”

On Saturday evening around 11:15pm, Addu city suffered a city-wide blackout. Fenaka Corporation’s Addu branch confirmed the incident following an engine malfunction in the generator.

The city’s deputy mayor Mohamed Shuau confirmed that the company will provide an update after assessing the situation.

Addu city has been reported to suffer from blackouts and power shortages on a regular basis, which has sparked public outrage to which the city authorities have addressed on multiple occasions.

Most Addu citizens believe the issue will be solved after the completion of the currently developing power house. Although the matter was handed over to a Chinese company, the project remains untouched.