Overview
- Electricity went out across Mayotte around 14:00 local time, with the prefecture calling it a generalized outage caused by a serious incident.
- Électricité de Mayotte reported a fault on a transformer at the Longoni plant that set off cascading failures, with stable restarts from about 16:30 and roughly 75% of the grid restored by 19:00.
- The network operator has not given a firm timetable for full service, though officials and local media say a return by the end of the day is hoped.
- The prefecture warned that potable water production and storage are affected, leading to possible unplanned cuts and longer rotation schedules.
- Residents were urged to avoid overloading phone networks, not to manipulate electrical connections, check on vulnerable people, and go to the nearest fire or gendarmerie station if emergency numbers are unreachable.