Africa
South Africa’s power supplier defends price hike amid record blackouts
4 years agoA Muslim man reads the Quran in a mosque and uses a mobile phone as a light during one of frequent power outages, called load shedding, as South Africa's struggling power utility Eskom implements regular power cuts because of ageing coal-fired power stations, in Cape Town, South Africa, January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
South Africa's debt-laden power utility Eskom on Friday defended as a "tough decision" a steep tariff increase despite record power cuts that have angered the nation.
