{"id":60334,"date":"2021-11-08T06:27:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T11:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=60334"},"modified":"2021-11-08T06:27:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T11:27:36","slug":"zambia-state-power-firm-says-nation-in-countrywide-blackout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=60334","title":{"rendered":"Zambia state power firm says nation in countrywide blackout"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<div class=\"ArticleHeader__container___3rO4Ad\">\n<div class=\"ArticleHeader__heading___3ibi0Q\">\n<h3 class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__heading_2___sUlNJP Heading__base___1dDlXY Heading__heading_2___3f_bIW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/zambia-state-power-firm-says-nation-countrywide-blackout-2021-11-06\/?fbclid=IwAR1YpcO4gnmhyFk8LGRNGiaJrPG9ezqTs9hWTq75W1fiOV7RHkZ-Ay9F480\">Zambia state power firm says nation in countrywide blackout<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody__container___D-h4BJ\">\n<div class=\"ArticleBody__content___2gQno2 paywall-article\">\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">LUSAKA, Nov 6 (Reuters) &#8211; Zambia was experiencing a nationwide power blackout on Saturday after an unidentified problem, the state utility said, adding that it was working to restore electricity supply.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">&#8220;We have lost power countrywide resulting from a fault, which is yet to be determined. The company is restarting the main sources of electricity to create stability on the system,&#8221; state-owned Zesco spokesman John Kunda said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">Kunda said the power supply was likely to be restored in six to eight hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">Copper-rich Zambia suffered another major power outage affecting most parts of the country last month after a problem at an important hydropower station.\u00a0<a class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__large___1i0u1F Link__underline_default___MkI7S8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/zambia-state-power-firm-says-large-part-country-without-electricity-2021-10-08\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody__content___2gQno2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zambia state power firm says nation in countrywide blackout LUSAKA, Nov 6 (Reuters) &#8211; Zambia was experiencing a nationwide power blackout on Saturday after an unidentified problem, the state utility said, adding that it was working to restore electricity supply. &#8220;We have lost power countrywide resulting from a fault, which is yet to be determined. 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