Zambian champions Zesco United Football Club have been eliminated from the 2019/20 CAF Champions League following a 0-0 draw between Egyptian Zamalek SC and TP Mazembe in a match played on Friday evening at Al Salaam Stadium in Cairo.
By JOHN SAKALA The Lusaka High Court has convicted two vandals for vandalizing Zesco cables. According to a media statement made available to The Independent Observer by Zesco Public Relations Manager Hazel Zulu, the corporation was pleased with the conviction of two vandals of Kafue town for acts of vandalism of ZESCO transformers in Chilanga […]
By JOHN SAKALA Chingola Chamber of Commerce First vice President Emmanuel Gardner has demanded for the immediate importation of power by Zesco. Speaking with The Independent Observer in an interview, Mr Gardner said running a business without power is unproductive. He said running a power generator set for 12 hours a day is expensive. “We […]
Dear Editor, How possible is it that through Zesco we are owing over $ 600 million for Mozambique power purchase? Who consumed that power without paying for it? If I paid for the power I consumed, which I did! Then where did the money go? I was amazed to read in the papers and on […]
By JOHN SAKALA Chililabombwe Deputy Mayor Gift Musukwa has castigated Ministry of Energy and Zesco for failing to reason to prioritise supply of power to health institutions and water intake points. Reacting to President Edgar Lungu’s speech to Parliament today on his Facebook Profile, Mr Musukwa said both Ministry of Energy and Zesco could not […]
By JOHN SAKALA Zesco load shedding has negatively affected the Zambian economy such that the country has registered negative two (-2%) of its projected 2019 Annual Gross Domestic Products (GDP), President Edgar Lungu has said. In his official address to Parliament today, September 13, 2019, President Lungu said the economy has in the recent past […]
…but Eng Stephen Chishimba calls for importing of power as immediate mitigation measure By JOHN SAKALA A seasoned Lusaka based Civil Engineer Lytone Kanowa says Zambian Engineers are making themselves irrelevant by remaining mute amid load shedding crisis. Eng Kanowa who has an engineering bias in Water and Sanitation said amid such crisis, Zambian Engineers […]
Government must consider partially lifting the suspension of the tariff application made by Power Utility Company Zesco to the Energy Regulations Board, the Zambia Energy Forum has advised. Zesco Limited has circulated a notice informing the public of the commencement of load shedding due to lower water levels in Lake Kariba and Kafue basin. The […]
Zambia is set to become a top provider of clean energy via solar in southern Africa, second only to South Africa. This is as a consequence of a more than 100-megawatt power boost to the grid in partnership with Development Bank of Germany known by its acronym KFW said Zambia’s Ambassador to Germany Anthony Mukwita. […]
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