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S.Africa set for third day of power cuts​

Power cuts in South Africa are set to be even bigger than previously expected as the nation faces its third day of outages.

ReutersOctober 18, 20196:19pm​

South Africa faces a third day of power cuts, with state-owned utility Eskom warning that outages will be bigger than previously expected after it lost more generation capacity.
Breakdowns at a number of its generating units have forced Eskom to ration power since Wednesday after about seven months without disruptions to the supply of electricity.
Blackouts earlier in the year were blamed for a sharp contraction in economic growth.
The government is due to outline a plan for future generation later on Friday.
Eskom said up to 2000 megawatts of power would be cut from the grid - more than the 1000 MW Acting Chief Executive Jabu Mabuza had indicated on Thursday, when he also said he did not expect further power cuts through the weekend.
"Since the media briefing last night, we have had a major setback as we have lost additional capacity from Medupi power station," Eskom said in a statement.
Debilitating power cuts in February and March pushed first-quarter economic growth into contraction and raised the likelihood of South Africa, the continent's most industrialised economy, losing its last investment-grade rating.​