ZESCO says full supply of power can only be expected next year provided the country receives a good amount of rainwater. In an interview, Zesco spokesperson Matongo Maumbi noted that even if the country received good rainfall, it was not possible to have full power supply because it took months for water to flow into the Kariba Dam. “If we receive good rains, let’s say at the start of October/November the waters flow into the Zambezi to reach the Kariba, the waters take two to three months. So, if you say November we receive good rains, so that water will reach Kariba by January. So, in terms of going back to full normalcy, if we receive good rains, we will...

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