For
the first time in more than a year, power services have been restored in
Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, according to state-owned
Fana Broadcast on Tuesday.
Power
was restored following the completion of maintenance on a 230 kv high voltage
line, according to Moges Mekonen, a spokesperson for the government-run
Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), as reported by government owned Fana
broadcasting corporate.
After
violence broke out in Tigray in November 2020, pitting local forces against
federal soldiers and their supporters from the neighboring Amhara region and
from Eritrea, the electricity supply was cut.
Thefighting has killed thousands, displaced millions and left hundreds of
thousands facing famine.
The
two sides signed a permanent cessation of hostilities on Nov. 2 after talks
mediated by the African Union in South Africa.
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