ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says Zesco reduced its backlog of connections to 9,000 from 67,000 as at March 7, 2023. Issuing a Ministerial Statement in the National Assembly, Friday, Kapala said Zesco had to borrow about US$108 million in order to deal with the backlog. “As of December 2022, we had a backlog of 67,000 connections outstanding. So Zesco had to borrow $108 million in order to deal with the backlog. I am sure all members of parliament here understand the indebtedness of Zesco here and we should not encourage that this debt keeps on increasing. As at 7th March 2023 the backlog which was from 67,000 was reduced to only 9,000. Zesco has indicated to us that once the...