<p>Taipei</p>.<div>Power has been restored to millions of people in Taiwan after an equipment failure at a power plant set off rolling blackouts across the island.</div>.<div>After blackouts started around 3 p.m. Thursday, power was restored gradually starting at 8 p.m., Taiwan's official Central News Agency said.</div>.<div>The outage disrupted a daily briefing being given by government officials on the island's pandemic situation.</div>.<div>Taipower, the government-run electric company, said the outages affected 8.46 million households and emergency repairs were being done.</div>.<div>In Hsinchu, 150,000 households lost power. In the southern city of Tainan, 14 districts were affected.</div>.<div>President Tsai Ing-wen issued a statement saying the government was handling the situation and the cause of the outage would be investigated.</div>
<p>Taipei</p>.<div>Power has been restored to millions of people in Taiwan after an equipment failure at a power plant set off rolling blackouts across the island.</div>.<div>After blackouts started around 3 p.m. Thursday, power was restored gradually starting at 8 p.m., Taiwan's official Central News Agency said.</div>.<div>The outage disrupted a daily briefing being given by government officials on the island's pandemic situation.</div>.<div>Taipower, the government-run electric company, said the outages affected 8.46 million households and emergency repairs were being done.</div>.<div>In Hsinchu, 150,000 households lost power. In the southern city of Tainan, 14 districts were affected.</div>.<div>President Tsai Ing-wen issued a statement saying the government was handling the situation and the cause of the outage would be investigated.</div>
