South Africa Power Cuts Expected for Days as New Plant Fails

  • Utility to cut 2,000 megawatts from grid through Jan. 17
  • Eskom cites conveyor-belt failure at Kusile power plant
Kusile coal-fired power stationPhotographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
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South Africa faces four straight days of power cuts after state-owned utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. reported a malfunction at one of its recently built generation plants and other operational issues.