Southern Paris districts reel under darkness after technical glitch

Several districts of southern Paris have been plunged into darkness due to a power outage.

A general breakdown have happened Thursday night due to technical glitch on an electrical transformer of energy supplier Enedis. The incident comes amid worries that power blackouts could cripple infrastructure in France as the first cold snap of the winter tests the resilience of the power network. Many streets in Paris's third, fourth, fifth arrondissements were hit by the power cuts around 10:15 p.m. and power was restored around 11:00 p.m., grid operator RTE's division for the region encompassing Paris, Ile de France, said on Twitter.The mayor of Paris Centre, Ariel Weil, also confirmed the general breakdown.According to broadcaster Franceinfo, Paris firefighters also confirmed that citizens had contacted them due to the power cuts in the four regions.

State-run utility EDF, a parent company of Enedis, is racing to get nuclear reactors hit by corrosion problems back on line.

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