We're so used to that in Zambia, it is the occasion of having electrical service that is rare. I have come to use the word "outrage" instead of "outage."
I will match your 11 and lower you 8. They are down to 2-3 hours of power daily. This has been going on for months. My wife had to buy a Diesel motor-generator set that they can use part time (it is thirsty). By scrounging up a spare solar panel, inverter, and lithium-ion battery, she was able to put together a puny power source that could power her wifi router. Now it is possible to call her and connect within 3 tries. (I have had attempt sessions where the call has failed 30 times in a row, using ambient cell coverage there.)
I think a large part of the problem is that the Kariba Dam is out of service, due to serious reconstruction maintenance of the plunge pool beneath the spillways. Decades of operation have eroded the footing of the dam, so now they have to deepen the pool and reinforce the footings. The power output of the dam is shared between Zambia and Zimbabwe. From the pictures, it is a righteously big dam.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/28/spain-portugal-and-parts-of-france-hit-by-massive-power-outage
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/28/spain-portugal-power-outage
https://www.politico.eu/article/huge-blackouts-cripple-power-supply-in-spain-and-portugal/
We're so used to that in Zambia, it is the occasion of having electrical service that is rare. I have come to use the word "outrage" instead of "outage."
Lol...Come to SA... I was out for 11 hours today...😉😎😆
I will match your 11 and lower you 8. They are down to 2-3 hours of power daily. This has been going on for months. My wife had to buy a Diesel motor-generator set that they can use part time (it is thirsty). By scrounging up a spare solar panel, inverter, and lithium-ion battery, she was able to put together a puny power source that could power her wifi router. Now it is possible to call her and connect within 3 tries. (I have had attempt sessions where the call has failed 30 times in a row, using ambient cell coverage there.)
I think a large part of the problem is that the Kariba Dam is out of service, due to serious reconstruction maintenance of the plunge pool beneath the spillways. Decades of operation have eroded the footing of the dam, so now they have to deepen the pool and reinforce the footings. The power output of the dam is shared between Zambia and Zimbabwe. From the pictures, it is a righteously big dam.
Its an African thing...They Don't comprehend the meaning of "Maintenance"...
Paging Doctor Schott, Doctor Rhim Schott!!