Updated May 13th, 2021 at 19:57 IST
Taiwan plant failure leaves millions without power
Taiwan plant failure leaves millions without power
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Equipment failure caused an outage at a power plant in southern Taiwan on Thursday, triggering rolling blackouts across the island.
The outage in Kaohsiung trapped at least one person in an elevator and disrupted a daily briefing being given by government officials on the pandemic situation.
Taipower, the government-run electric company, said the outages affected 8.46 million households and that emergency repairs were underway.
President Tsai Ing-wen apologised for the massive blackout at a media briefing at the presidential office in Taipei.
She said an investigation would be conducted into the cause of the outage.
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Published May 13th, 2021 at 19:56 IST
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