ガーナ：燃料不足で大停電

　ガーナは経済危機中。IMFからお金を借りたりして、なんとか間に合わせようとしているが、この度、国の電力の10％を担う会社の機材が停止して大停電。

BBC Ghana power crisis: Limited gas supply triggers nationwide power outage 27 Oct 2023　By Favour Nunoo & Wycliffe Muia

「Many parts of Ghana were plunged into darkness due to a lack of gas to power machinery used to generate electricity in the country.

Power distribution firm Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says the situation has caused "a supply gap of 550MW at peak time" at Tema power plant, near the capital, Accra.

This is about 10% of the country's total capacity.

The massive outage started on Thursday evening.」

　…電化率はそうでもないだろう、とはいえ、当然、発電所の能力も相応であるわけで。停電自体は並みのことで、いつでも起こるようなものではあれ、これだけ大規模なのはここ2年で最悪だ―という。

「Power has now been restored in some areas but GRIDCo spokesperson Dzifa Bampoh told the BBC there would be more outages on Friday evening, during peak hours.

Ghana is currently going through its worst economic crisis in a generation.

There are frequent power cuts in Ghana but this is the worst nationwide outage for two years.」

「In July, independent power producers in the country threatened to shut down operations over arrears owed to them by state-run Electricity Company of Ghana.」

　arrearsってな、なんだ。areasか。…そうだろう。
　ともあれ、経済危機もだんだんに深まりつつある今日この頃―と言ったところの様子。