ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says government is banking more water now so that by October, load shedding should be reduced to only six hours daily. Responding to a question from Msanzala MP Elias Daka, who wanted to find out why government had decided to impose eight hours of load shedding on Zambians while it was on the other hand planning a gradual reduction in export of power, Kapala explained government’s reasoning. “It’s a question of calculating the effect of a quick draw down or a gradual draw down. A gradual draw down might give us stability so that by the time we get to October, somewhere there, we will be able to assess the situation, do further reduction or even...

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