ZESCO Limited Board Chairperson Vickson Ncube says the utility company’s intention to import power from Mozambique should not send people into panic mode. Ncube says the Zambezi River Authority’s move to reduce the country’s water allocation for power generation at Kariba Dam owing to low water levels on the Zambezi river necessitated the decision. While attending the Africa Energy Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, recently, Zesco Managing Director Victor Mapani disclosed that the utility company was planning to import some power from Mozambique to mitigate the expected deficit in the last quarter of this year and early parts of next year as water levels in important dams decline. In an interview, Ncube called for proper management of electricity in homes. “There...

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