Thursday, May 13, 2010

Hot weather, lack of supply causes Phnom Penh's blackouts

May 12, 2010
Source: Xinhua

Rolling blackouts are being conducted in areas of Phnom Penh because the city's power usage is exceeding its capacity, local media reported on Wednesday.
The Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) official, who declined to be named, was quoted by the Cambodia Daily as saying that the current stretch of hot weather was to blame for the blackouts in Phnom Penh.
"The requirement of people using power is higher than our ability .... It is 10 percent higher than our ability," he was quoted as saying. "The blackout relates to the hot weather and the electricity generator being broken from overuse."

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