KFC’s South Africa Unit to Shut Some Outlets Due to Power Cuts
- Eskom has imposed blackouts for more than 200 days this year
- KFC has about 750 restaurants operating in the country
Customers order at a KFC outlet in Cape Town, South Africa.
Photographer: Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group Editorial/Getty Images
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KFC is temporarily closing some of its fried-chicken outlets in South Africa due to power cuts imposed by state electricity provider Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.
The Yum! Brands Inc. chain made the decision after the number of blackout days passed 200 this year, a record. Eskom supplies more than 90% of South Africa’s electricity and has implemented nationwide power cuts, known locally as loadshedding, to prevent the grid from total collapse.