Zimbabwe electricity woes increase as power cuts to worsen

01 September 2015 - 14:07
By REUTERS

Zimbabwe's two biggest electricity generation plants will start annual routine maintenance on Tuesday, leading to even deeper power cuts in the southern African nation, the state-owned utility said. At best, Zimbabwe produces 1,345 megawatts (MW), half its peak demand, forcing local industries to use costly diesel generators to keep operations running.

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