MILLERS Association of Zambia (MAZ) president Andrew Chintala says sector players feel short changed by Zesco because the power crisis is seemingly worse after the tariff hike. Chintala has insisted that while his members are willing to pay for expensive power, Zesco should uphold its end of the bargain by supplying seven hours of power consistently. “I wish I could find another better word but to be very honest, we responded to the Finance Minister’s call. I think if you remember, at one of the post budget breakfast analysis meetings, he actually challenged us and said, ‘look, Zambia is in the energy crisis now because people do not want or are not prepared to pay the cost reflective tariffs, therefore,...

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