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28 solar milling plants installed in Nakonde district

Minister of Agriculture Dora Siliya during the tour of the solar milling plant in Bauleni
Minister of Agriculture Dora Siliya during the tour of the solar
milling plant in Bauleni

The installation of 28 solar milling equipment under the Presidential initiative in Nakonde district of Muchinga Province has been completed.

This was confirmed to ZANIS in Nakonde today by Nakonde District Commissioner Field Simwinga.

Mr Simwinga said the solar mills have been installed and awaits commissioning.

The Nakonde District commissioner added that about 28 cooperatives will benefit from the solar mills.

He however, called on cooperatives that will benefit from the solar mills to guard the equipment with jealousy and not vandalise them.

Meanwhile, Nakonde milling company has reduced its mealie-meal prices from K90 to K68 per 25kg bag.

And Nakonde milling proprietor Wila Mungomba has called on all farmers in the district to sell their maize to Nakonde milling so that mealie-meal prices are reduced further.

Mr Mungomba added that Nakonde milling is buying maize from the farmers at K85 per 50kg and is paying them within 7 working days.

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6 COMMENTS

  1. Comment:and all this while the nakonde milling company was taking advantage…now that they hear the Government has completed its solar mills nakonde realises its price was a little slightly hire than expected.. Government job well done….that’s something for the weekend.breaker

  2. kekekeke. The solar hammer mills are a failed experiment. Why do PFOOLs keep eating their own vomit?

  3. kekekeke. The solar hammer mills are a failed experiment. Why do PF00Ls keep eating their own vomit?

  4. This is just pocket money for the ruling party …where is the money from all these things going? No sustainability whatsoever ..Its hard to account for these milling plants.

  5. Pleaseeeeee!!! Give Credit where it is due! Do not comment Stupid things. Please Grow Up!!!

  6. This has completely chocked Fat Albert who was the sole Miller in Northern Province.
    He has now ended up a chola boy for Hakashinde Humwine.
    Boma ni Boma

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