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Over 5000 residents in the Budaun district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have been living without electricity for weeks after a 250 kVA transformer was stolen.

Around 1200 residents experienced a power outage lasting eight hours on Tuesday after thieves stole transformer oil and caused the equipment to break down.

South Africa, Johannesburg: City Power said power at the Vasco da Gama substation is expected to be fully restored by 19 August if all goes according to plan.

Kenya Power to fund the metering of all its transformers to track electricity system loss through theft and transmission that costs the monopoly billions per year.