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Article: Zambia's biggest power station shut down due to heavy rains
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- December 25, 2005
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Zambia's biggest power station shut down due to heavy rains
LUSAKA, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Zambia's biggest power station on the
Kafue river has been shut down due to Saturday night's heavy rains
that damaged some parts of the equipment, local media reported on
Sunday.
Rodney Sisala, managing director of Zambia Electricity Supply
Corporation (ZESCO), the power station's operator, was cited by
Zambia's official news agency as saying the heavy rains in the area
caused landslides which led to water, mud, trees, rocks and other
debris to gush into the power station through the emergency access
tunnel.
Sisala said the station drainage system could not divert the water
away from the power station ...