ELECTRICITY Minister Peter Kapala says the Net Metering Policy is currently contributing 40 megawatts to the national grid. And Kapala says government is happy with the participation of private players in the electricity sector. Government launched the Net Metering Policy in 2024, which allowed customers who generate their own renewable energy to sell excess power back to the grid. Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Sunflow-Kiyona Energy 25MW Rooftop Solar Power Project at Mulungushi House in Lusaka, Kapala said the country still needed an additional 5,300 megawatts to achieve its target of 10,000 megawatts. “As you are aware, under the Grow Zambia Agenda, the flagship target for the energy sector is to increase Zambia’s electricity generation capacity to 10,000mw...