South Africa Blackouts Deepen as Strike Halts Power Project
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South Africa’s state electricity utility broadened power cuts on Wednesday in the longest stretch of rolling blackouts since February as a strike at the new Medupi plant compounded shutdowns at other units.
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. said it would reduce supply to the grid by as much as 4,000 megawatts from 4 p.m. after cutting 2,000 megawatts in the morning. It’s the fourth straight day of scheduled blackouts after a 4,000-megawatt reduction on Tuesday.