Tuesday, June 12, 2007

DRC cuts power supplies to Zimbabwe over debt - report

(Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo has cut electricity to Zimbabwe over non payment of a $5 million debt, official media reported on Tuesday, as the country continues to suffer massive power blackouts.

Zimbabwe imports 35 percent of its electricity needs from South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo because it can not produce enough from its ageing local generating plants.


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