Zambia's Worst Electricity Blackouts
This is a Zambia news story, published by BBC, that relates primarily to El Niño news.
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•Zambia electricity crisis: Drought hits hydro-powered Kariba Dam
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Zambia is currently grappling with the worst electricity blackouts in living memory.
Cities and towns across the country are sometimes without electricity for three consecutive days .
The power cuts have come as a shock to the 43% of Zambians who are connected to the grid.
But one of the severest droughts in decades - caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon - has decimated Zambia ’s power-generation capacity.
Government has been encouraging homes and businesses to switch to solar energy.
But some people say their solar panels do not generate enough electricity when there is little sunlight.
Many families have resorted to cooking and heating water on portable gas stoves.
Schools advised to take five litres of water each day to reduce the possibility of a sanitation crisis.
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