Zimbabwe will soon be hit by power shortages as the government does not have enough foreign currency to pay electricity suppliers, state television reported Thursday.
The country’s Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) is to introduce ”limited load-shedding,” which is when power is cut off from certain areas for periods of time to reduce consumption, the television said in its top news story.
Zimbabwe imports 60% of its electricity from other countries in the region, mainly South Africa, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Electricity will join a long list of commodities now in short supply in Zimbabwe, including food, fuel and foreign currency.
Analysts expect the electricity shortage to negatively affect the country’s agriculture and industrial production, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) said. – Sapa-AFP