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JOHANNESBURG, Feb 28 (Xinhua): Electricity outages experienced in Cape Town since November have raised concerns in South Africa, with some experts warning that South Africa could face a nationwide power supply crisis due to a lack of power stations and effective maintenance of current facilities.
Experts warned that the rest of the country, which supplies two- thirds of Africa's electricity, could expect similar serious power failures to the ones Cape Town has experienced since November, according to local newspaper City Press.
Industry players believed the crisis was a result of Eskom's negligence related to ineffectual and inadequate maintenance, a lack of long-term planning, and a loss of engineers and technicians, the paper said.
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