ZESCO acting Managing Director Justin Loongo says power supply hours have reduced to between three to five with immediate effect following Sunday’s blackout. And Loongo says the cause of the blackout is yet to be determined. Meanwhile, Ministry of Energy permanent secretary Peter Mumba says all the miners who were trapped at two separate mines during Sunday’s blackout were rescued without incident. Addressing the media, Loongo said seven hours of power supply would only resume as soon as Zambia’s connection to the Zimbabwean network was restored. “We wish to inform the nation that from 1st November, 2024 to 16th November, 2024, the country had been enjoying a six to seven hours of power rationing. From 17th November, 2024 to 24th...

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