(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s worst ever power blackouts are threatening platinum and palladium supplies in the top miner, both now and in the years ahead. The nation’s platinum-group metals production will likely fall this year, according to Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. Longer term, the power crisis is another worry for investors already wary of backing new mines as the electric-vehicle boom clouds platinum metals demand prospects. Anglo American Plc’s platinum unit said it reduces power use when requested by Eskom during various levels of blackouts. (Adds Anglo Platinum comment in 11th paragraph)Most Read from Bloomberg Businessweek©2023 Bloomberg L.P.
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