Power Supply

This can sometimes go off for days at time, affecting shops, businesses and communications. Freezer items will be ruined and milk will go off etc. Try and imagine this happening for two days in this country in 80 degree temperatures. Short term power cuts should mean your frozen items are ok, for other fridge items,  just keep the fridge door closed.

Some of the better, larger complex's have there own back up system. I'd been told that the electricity went off for two days after Xmas 2005.

If you have your own generator that will get you through, if you are coming to live here, then perhaps you could bring one from UK in your container.

Remember, not elecricity, the water pumps won't work to provide you with tap water or showers!

2011 - There are still a number of power cuts, if the power doesn't work, it can't run the pumps to supply you with water. Many problems with Electra reported in Asemana. Residents of Sal were organising a march to complain about the service from Electra in July 2011.