South Africa Suffers Energy Crisis as Aging Coal Plants Fail

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesFeb 10, 2023, 9:44 pm174 pts
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a National State of Disaster over the country’s worst-ever rolling blackouts. Many customers have been without power for as much as 12 hours per day to keep aging coal-fired power plants — the backbone of the country’s electricity network — running.…

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