ZESCO Board Chairperson Vickson Ncube says the importation of power from Mozambique to Zambia is working perfectly and that is the reason why Zambia is not experiencing any load shedding. And Ncube has insisted that the outages which some areas experience are due to maintenance works, and not load shedding. In an interview, Ncube said Zambia was importing 50 megawatts at night because it was less costly. “What happens about importation of power is very simple, you do a contingent plan, remember we are monitoring our waters then we realise that if we were to pump water at optimal throughout the year, we are going to have a problem in the long run then we go into an agreement with...

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