President Hakainde Hichilema says the government is working hard to drive energy sufficiency surplus for the country’s economic growth agenda.
The Head of State noted that, in an effort to address the prevailing rigidities in the energy sector, the government had to implement significant reforms.
President Hichilema was speaking during an engagement with the Energy Traders Association at State House, to discuss how best to accelerate power generation in Zambia.
He stressed the importance of the players in the energy sector as key in driving the economic growth agenda of the country.
President Hichilema reiterated government’s commitment to drive economic development, but that without energy, it will be a fallacy.He gave a re-assurance to the energy sector stakeholders of their important role in development, adding that the government will continue to support them by addressing anything that stands in their way of helping with additional megawatts of power generation.
“We believe that we should be able to find solutions to the challenges that affect us in the energy sector, starting with the power deficit that was occasioned by and large the previous droughts experienced in the country,” President Hichilema said.
The Head of State noted that the government remains positive that the industry players are part of the solution, hence the engagement to exchange notes.
President Hichilema reminded the nation that climate change is here to stay and is expected to continue disrupting the energy supply, water resources, and food security both nationally and across the region.
“To get our three million tonnes copper production and to irrigate, we need electricity,” he added.
Mr. President
Since 2023, I have attempted to persuade your Government to recognize the need for a Sustainable Fuelwood Agency to ensure citizens have a sustainable source of fuelwood. However, it seems that no one cares about the environment of Zambia or the families that rely on firewood to cook and heat water. This industry could be one of the most incredible income creators and reforestation programmes.
No wonder Sata called them under 5. Everything has collapsed
Let the mines generate it’s own power.If mines
Can get three million tonnes of copper then
Why can’t they generate their own power?Let
The little power we generate be given to zambians trying to make ends meet.
Thanks for the attempt to advise them, moto. By now I am sure you know the people you are are dealing with. They are a know it all, inadvisable and full of rhetoric and self praise type of people
The mines pay for the power. Where do you take their payments? To your pockets, fat bellies and posh houses
Boza. He is a lazy egosatisfied don’t-know- what-to-do guy. Yes some people work hard getting to the top but don’t know what to do when they get there.
How come within the neighborhood Ramaphosa managed to solve the loadshedding? His problem was bigger but he put heads together created a ministry of energy that focused on loadshedding and they stopped it. This while our president was burning oil flying from Europe country to European country. Nice utsogoleri uyu?