ENERGY Minister Makozo Chikote has assured that the country will not experience a total black out, saying government is targeting to reduce load-shedding hours by the end of this year. And Chikote has disclosed that the current power generation stands at 1,255 megawatts against the 3,777 megawatts total installed capacity. Asked on the possibilities of the country experiencing a total black out due to the continued declining water levels for power generation at a media briefing, Thursday, Chikote said government was implementing various measures to address the power crisis. “Assurance whether by the end of this year this country will not experience total darkness…if you listened very well in my statement, we are putting measures to mitigate these challenges we...

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