Thursday, March 28, 2024

Proper use of Electricity could reduce Load shedding hours-ZESCO

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Zesco spokesperson Henry Kapata talking to Sarah Tembo, a beneficiary of newly electrified thatched house in Luangeni village in Chipata District Eastern Province. Picture by Jean Mandela
FILE: Zesco spokesperson Henry Kapata talking to Sarah Tembo, a beneficiary of newly electrified thatched house in Luangeni village in Chipata District Eastern Province. Picture by Jean Mandela

ZESCO National Spokesperson Henry Kapata has urged the public to give the power utility firm maximum support if the load management hours are to reduce from the current four hours.

Mr. Kapata said in Livingstone that there is a lot of misuse of electricity by the public with some people leaving appliances on even when they are not using them.

Mr. Kapata said that water levels in the water bodies in Zambia have drastically reduced compared to the same time in 2018, adding that the Victoria Falls Power Station in Livingstone currently has 882.6 meters of water above sea level compared to 883.7 meters in June 2018.

Mr. Kapata said that Lake Kariba currently has 479.93 meters of water above sea level signifying 31.2 % compared to 79.2% in June 2018.

Mr. Kapata said that Itezhi-Tezhi is now at 86.9% compared to last year’s 99.7 while Kafue gorge also has reduced water levels.

Meanwhile Mr. Kapata said that Zesco has intensified security measures at the Victoria Falls power station to prevent baboons from tampering with sensitive installations at the station.

14 COMMENTS

  1. When my mixed race kids visited zambia for the first time with my Swiss wife, they cried when the electricity went off due to load shedding. When the mbawula was brought out the kids thought they were going to be cooked alive by the maid. They had night mares that night. However elisa my wife enjoys the village life of zambia. She appreciates nature

    • LT please ban this chap.
      We gain nothing from having characters like this but we lose everything. This site will become less of value unless you completely ban it and we read worthwhile contributions. A permanent ban is in order seeing it’s makinf mockery of your news on this site. thank you.

    • Alibenzelu you seem to have a personal thing against me. Tell me what rule I am breaking?

  2. Our president and ZESCO CEO were bragging that no more Load shedding. The biggest problem is having incompetent or a person who do not understand operation excellence ZESCO CEO. A CEO who promise what he cannot deliver is a fool. This is the CEO who depends on water, and has no control of water and no other sources of energy.

  3. But this fyuul Kapata also. So why didn’t you store the water properly when you knew that rainfall was low? Now you are suggesting that the fyuuls are ourselves your customers, what cheek!!!

  4. When are you reducing the tarrif for electricity because what I can remember is you justified the increment some 1 year ago saying the increase in tarrifs were necessary if load shedding has to stop completely. Now that loadshedding is back than please reduce the rates because we cannot be paying such a high price for substandard services.

  5. THERE SHOULD BE A CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE ZESCO TARRIFFS FOR REDUCED SERVICE DELIVERY.
    IT’S ONLY LOGICAL

  6. …I see from the comments that Zambia is too far behind in thinking….please if you have forgotten the simple lesson of how hydro power is produced, at least Google up and have a bit of knowledge than just yapping for the sake of cadreism….this mentality won’t take us anywhere……

    • Why is ZESCO stuck with hydro generation knowing very well how climate change is affecting weather. We should be hearing of partnerships with private companies to manufacture alternative solutions to hydro; eg, solar panels.

  7. We have this problem every year so why
    Can’t we divert to solar.All these years
    We have same problem but we keep
    Investing in hydropower. It’s poor management and lacking foresight.

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