French firm to electrify over 5, 000 households in rural Zambia by 2024
• This follows the completion of feasibility studies undertaken to determine the scope of works.• The company will closely work with the local communities in
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Zambia may not achieve vision 2030 target on access to electricity – Expert
• Zesco has made an application to Energy Regulation Board to revise the electricity tariffs by 37 percent.• The increase in tariffs will make it
Proposed electricity tariff hike will affect manufacturing sector – ZAM
• The proposed increase of electricity tariffs by Zesco will be another add-on to the challenges which the sector is already grappling with.• Increasing the
Zambians want to see tangible effort to address load shedding
• Any pronouncement that relates to the energy sector must not be done to excite the people.• Zambians want to see tangible effort by government
Call for private investment in energy sector will trigger higher tariffs – Economist
• Zambia has not been able to attract investors in the energy sector due to lower Zesco tariffs.• There could be many barriers to entry
Zesco risks getting Zambia into total black out – Energy Expert
• Initially load shedding was 12 hours now it has come to 6 hours.• Zesco may aggravate the situation.• For water to reach the Kariba
Load shedding to reduce once faulty 150 Megawatts Machine is serviced – Zesco
• 12 hours of load shedding will reduce once Mamba Thermal Power Plant completes servicing the faulty 150 Megawatts Machine.• The Country is currently being
Six hours load shedding may affect attainment of 4% growth target – Economist
• The impact is likely to see a drop in economic activities and impact adversely on incomes of households.• There is need to have deliberate
Zesco to implement 6 hours of loadshedding daily from15th December
• Lake Kariba water level has been decreasing steadily on account of low inflows from the mainstream Zambezi River.• Kariba Lake is designed to operate
Revising power connection fees will trigger high deforestation rate – Expert
• Very few people will have access to electricity.• Energy mix in Zambia is widely dominated by charcoal and firewood which accounts for 79%.• Zambia’s