00:00What's the worst place in Europe to start a frozen food business?
00:09Albania has ranked as the most blackout affected country in Europe. On average,
00:15the country suffers around 40 outages a year, that's about 65 hours without power per person,
00:23far more than anywhere else on the continent. Next door, neighboring North Macedonia,
00:28comes in second with around 13 blackouts a year and more than 6 hours of downtime.
00:36Georgia and Armenia also face frequent long-lasting outages adding up to between 6
00:42and 7 hours a year with multiple interruptions per customer. Italy, the EU's third largest economy,
00:49ranks 13 out of 38 countries with almost 2 outages per year. And maybe even more surprisingly,
00:57Norway lands at number 15. Despite having one of the most reliable power grids in the world,
01:04the country can be hit by extreme weather events, from heavy snowstorms to falling trees.
01:10At the other end of the spectrum, Switzerland takes the crown for the most reliable electricity supply,
01:17with almost zero power outages a year. Germany, France, the UK and Luxembourg also rank among the
01:24best with less than 20 minutes of annual downtime per person.
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