Government has welcomed the move to have electric powered vehicles in the country.
Minister of Energy Mathew Nkhuwa said Zambia stands ready to join other developed regions that have already migrated to the era of electric vehicles.
In an interview with ZANIS in Lusaka, Mr Nkhuwa said the country has sufficient electricity to cater for all types of consumers.
He said the power utility firm, Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO), is not an issue as it is strategically positioned to fulfill its mandate in the provision of electricity.
“We welcome electric powered vehicles into the country. Therefore, people should not worry about where to find electricity to charge their vehicles. ZESCO is not an issue because we’ve got sufficient electricity in the country,” Mr Nkhuwa said.
Mr Nkhuwa assured that Zambia has got 2,900 Mega Watts (MW) of electricity and the country uses 2,200 MW at the peak.
Amilak Investments, a local based company, is expected to bring electric powered vehicles in Zambia before the end of this year from Germany.
Amilak Investments Company Chief Executive Officer Charles Kalima disclosed that his company has partnered with a Germany firm to deliver the electric powered vehicles in Zambia.
Mr Kalima said his firm will unveil four (4) models of vehicles with the cheapest car expected to cost around 15, 000 United States Dollars.
The vehicles are propelled by a fully charged battery which needs to be charged just like a mobile phone device.
And the Minister of Energy appealed to Amilak Investments authorities to make arrangements with fueling stations and people’s homes to act as charging points for electric vehicles.
Install charging points before you bring the vehicles. Are they hybrid or 100% electrical, by the way?
The vehicles do not need charging points. You plug them into the house socket. And yes they are 100? electric.
Zambia has 2900 MW capacity but uses only 2200MW …now you see why Zambia has high debt bcoz of building 700MW extra that’s not in use?
A good move but what does one do when there is load shedding, stranded park the electric car for 4 hours!!! All the best mother Zambia
All the best, keeping in mind a full charge requires 21hrs of charge time for about 130 miles of travel….if you can afford a second one as backup while the other on charge and solar powered charging at home for charging you can defiantly save money with high fuel costs…
Comment:ba minister sure you’ve just disclosed that Zambia has 2,900 mW but uses only 2,200 mW but why is it that there is rampant loadsheding in this country elo nomba you want to bring in electric vehicles and that at the end of this year when we have economic crisis aweh think twice before you agree to this move
The vehicles do not need charging points. You plug them into the house socket. And yes they are 100? electric.
The charge time is between 4 to 10 hours depending on the battery option.