142 MoUs have been signed between councils, REA to electrify projects through CDF – Govt

ACTING Energy Minister Felix Mutati says 142 MoUs have been signed by local authorities to execute rural electrification projects funded through CDF. In October 2022, Cabinet directed the Ministers of Finance and National Planning, Energy, and Local Government and Rural Development to provide K1 million from each constituency’s allocation of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), to be utilised for Rural Electrification initiatives. Giving an update through a ministerial statement in the National Assembly, Wednesday, Mutati said the funds were meant to be applied towards the electrification of identified public institutions of critical social and economic importance in both rural and peri-urban areas. “In order to increase access to electricity for the rural population, in October 2022, Cabinet directed the Ministers...