The measure, meaning electricity will only be available in homes between 1700 and 2100 local time, is likely to come into force immediately.
The move is designed to support the country's wheat farmers who need power to irrigate their crops.
Rampant inflation has led to widespread shortages of fuel and food.
The monthly rate of inflation rose to 2,200% in March, the highest in the world. ...
Actually, limiting electricity to several hours a day is a common thing in the third world. We here in the Philippines have rolling blackouts, and sometimes announce that businesses will shut early due to the heat and large need for electricity. But here the problem is airconditioning, and is mainly now, at the end of the dry season, when it is very hot and our hydroelectric power is low.
In Zim, if I remember correctly, they have Kyle and Kariba for hydroelectric power...but it is the end of the rainy season so is the "rationing" partly due to low water levels?
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