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Power cuts in South Africa are playing havoc with the country's water system

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par Anja du Plessis, Associate Professor and Research Specialist in Water Resource Management, University of South Africa

South Africans had to deal with the worst ever series of power cuts in 2022. All in all the country lost a record 205 days of electricity due to constant breakdowns at the coal-fired power plants run by Eskom, the state-owned electricity utility. The plants are old and have not been sufficiently maintained.

The country’s energy crisis has been escalating since April…

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