THE call by President Hakainde Hichilema for Vedanta Resources to invest in power generation for Konkola Copper Mines deserves support. In fact, we think the appeal should go beyond KCM and extend to all major mining companies operating in Zambia. The country’s electricity problem cannot sustainably be solved if every large mine continues to draw heavily from the national grid while government and Zesco struggle to keep households, farms, manufacturers and small businesses supplied.   We have consistently argued in these pages that Zambia’s power crisis is not simply about what Zesco generates, but also about who consumes that electricity and how demand is managed. Earlier this year, when power supply stabilised, we welcomed the improvement but cautioned that the...