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A large drop in the water levels at Lake Kariba, the key supply for Zambia’s hydro-electric power plants, has forced the country to begin rationing power supply.<\/p>\n
Last week Zimbabwe, which shares the lake with Zambia, began implementing 18-hour outages.<\/p>\n
Lake Kariba is the biggest source of power for both countries but Zimbabwe has already used up its annual water allocation to produce power and was eating into Zambia\u2019s share.<\/p>\n
Zambia is now restricted to producing 800MW of power and Zimbabwe 300MW daily.<\/p>\n
Water levels have dropped to critical levels at Kariba due to successive droughts with low rainfall and excessive use of water for power generation.<\/p>\n
Domestic consumers have begun experiencing power outages of up to six hours every day and Zambian authorities say the rationing is to avoid a completed shutdown of its power stations.<\/p>\n
Zambia has said it will continue to export power despite the rationing.<\/p>\n
The power allocations will be reviewed in January, as seasonal rainfall is expected to start filling up the lake.<\/p>\n
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