The West African nation has boasted strong economic growth for the past eight years and has been a regional leader in energy production.
The energy ministry blames low water levels at hydroelectric dams, a problem that some have attributed to climate change and lack of supplies for Ivory Coast’s two gas-fired power plants. The group’s president, Jean-Marie Ackah, said the country was heading for a 200-megawatt shortfall in power between April and August this year.
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