ZAMBIA Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) president Ashu Sagar has called on the ERB to explain why it has extended emergency tariffs for another three months, especially since Zesco recently saved about $45 million by reducing its imports. In an interview, Friday, Sagar said manufacturers were questioning the extension of emergency tariffs when power production should be increasing this quarter. “ERB’s extension of the emergency tariffs – we were hoping for a little bit of explanation because initially this was based on the fact that we were importing power, but recently Zesco saved about $45 million by reducing its imports. So that makes us wonder a bit why we are extending it for another three months when power production should be...

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