Nationwide power cuts in Zimbabwe?

[Foxi]

Hi Folks.
A friend is currently in the Matetsi area hunting lion and buffalo.
I get almost no news from him.
Once he wrote that there are severel power cuts and the grids often cannot be supplied anymore.
@ Kevin and colleagues, do you know anything about this?
Regards
Foxi

 

[WilhelmM]

Power cuts combined with remoteness probably explain why your friend hasn't been able to respond. I went to iSimangaliso a few weeks ago and had the same problem.

 

[C.W. Richter]

'Have hunted Zim several times-one camp was entirely fire/solar power as necessary (and the power would die quickly on cloudy days,) and another ran entirely on a diesel generator, yet another propane (even propane refrigerators). So, the camps were clearly off the grid. No wifi or cell service. It's wonderful! Even in the cities, they routinely cut the power at night to conserve.

 

[WilhelmM]

In all seriousness, we really have to hand it to Zim. They've experienced a lot of shit in the past two decades yet their resolve is almost unbreakable and they're still one of the top safari destinations in Africa. They refuse to die.

 

[GuttormG]

Demand is higer than production so blackouts or powershedding have to happen.
I hope they go for som engine powered solution, I am ready to do my part!