Zambia’s power utility – Zesco Ltd – has announced crippling 12-hour electricity blackouts until further notice.
Power rationing officially started on Tuesday with some areas being hit by up to eight hours of power cuts, but the extended 12-hour blackouts take immediate effect.
A statement from Zesco’s corporate affairs department says the measure is needed because of a lack of water in the Kariba dam, which is used for hydropower.
A statement read on part that at present, the power station’s generating capacity has been reduced from its installed 1080MegaWatts to below 400MW. END
