Historic drought cuts Zambia’s power supply to three hours a day
Zambia’s electricity crisis have intensified, with households now getting not more than three hours of supply daily after the worst drought in decades curbs hydropower generation that accounts for about 85% of output.
The El Niño-induced drought’s already wiped out half of Zambia’s staple corn crop and prompted the government to slash its 2024 economic-growth forecast to 2.3% from 4.8%. Zambia’s electricity deficit has gradually worsened since March, when the daily rolling blackouts began.
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