(Reuters) - Rains have rescued Lake Victoria from its lowest water levels since 1923, enabling Uganda to boost hydroelectric power, but blackouts are likely to continue, the minister of state for energy said on Tuesday.
The east African country of 27 million people has suffered power shortages over the last three years as two dams near the Nile's source at the lake struggled to keep pace with demand rising by 8 percent a year.
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The east African country of 27 million people has suffered power shortages over the last three years as two dams near the Nile's source at the lake struggled to keep pace with demand rising by 8 percent a year.
Read more at Reuters Africa
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