TAIPEI — Taiwan reported a massive blackout on Thursday that is affecting its two biggest cities as well as its most important iPhone processor production hub.
Taipei, the capital, and Kaohsiung, the second biggest city, were among the areas affected.
Taiwan Power Co. said in a brief statement that its southern power grid system encountered a malfunction, causing the blackout. Knock-on effects from the outage triggered power outages in some parts of northern and central Taiwan as well.
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Taiwan’s state-run power operator said on Thursday the southern part of the island is currently without power and they are conducting emergency repairs after a malfunction at a power plant, with cuts reported in other areas too.
Taipower said there was a problem at the Hsinta power plant in the southern city of Kaohsiung, a major coal-powered station. It provides around one-seventh of Taiwan’s power. Problems at the same plant were blamed for rolling blackouts in Taiwan last May.