You're right - it was major failure to plan. Warnings were given years ago to the suppliers and nought was done about it.....
More frustrating than the power outages at home are the absence of traffic lights..... causes a lot of traffic jams and you just have to be so careful coz not everyone obeys the rule of 'first at the light - first to go'.
Fine for housewives like me, we cook during the day if we are expecting our power cut at night, most others just find a take-away (you might have to go a few suburbs further to find one that's not in the dark!).
Engineers from France etc have been pulled into the country to assess and hopefully look into rectifying the problem in the years to come. But rest assured - this will not be done within 5 years. Sub-stations are starting to blow up, apparently because of being switched on and off continuously.
Businesses are suffering and thus losing money, causing an outcry.
That's another reason why people are leaving this country in droves - bad Govt planning..... in more ways than one.