ZESCO Limited Head of Business Development Patrick Kapepe says the power utility will have difficulties fighting load shedding if electricity tariffs are not increased. Speaking during a public hearing on Zesco’s application to the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) to have electricity tariffs hiked once more, Kapepe said not increasing the tariffs will attract a number of consequences. Patrick KAPEPE: “The question is, what are the consequences of not having tariff adjustments? One, it will have insufficient capacity to support accelerated growth in the economy, under-investment in the electricity sector, unreliable supply of electricity, load shedding resulting in high electricity costs, that is especially imports which is the use of gensets, failure to attract investment in other economic sectors such as...