FORMER energy minister Yamfwa Mukanga says the Rooftop Solar Solutions Financing available to Zesco employees should be extended to all civil servants and other Zambians. Zesco has introduced an in-house personal loan facility for solar rooftop solutions, exclusively to its employees. In a memo, Zesco stated that the scheme, which is in collaboration with Kiyona Energy Limited, offered employees the opportunity to secure reliable residential power through solar rooftop solutions at a reduced loan rate. Commenting on this in an interview, Mukanga said Zesco should come out in the open if they have failed to find a solution to the energy crisis. “This initiative is supposed to be extended to civil servants and other Zambians. The only challenge I have...

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