Former UNZA Student Brings Solution To The Current Power Deficit

Dear editor,

I am a former UNZA student.
I have an immediate solution to the current power problem we are facing in Zambia.
Zesco came up with power rationing system as an immediate solution to the current power situation which was a good idea but has failed to work.
This is because people try to compensate for the usage of power when it is restored, hence defeating the whole purpose.

However, here is the solution:

Zesco need to limit the usage of electricity at a household level by portioning a fixed amount of units per month that can be bought by single household.
For example, a domestic household can be allowed to buy X amount of units a month. If they reach the X unit number for a month, the system will not allow that
household to buy more units until next month. The same would go for medium scale users.

This will shift the responsibility of power management from Zesco to household level. It will force households to be responsible for their units and eventually they
will buy energy serving appliances on their own.
This will help Zesco also to account for their generated power because they will be able to approximate how much power is used per month in a particular area and it
will help them plan effectively.

This will not disadvantage anyone in anyway because the playing field will be leveled for both the rich and the poor. Everyone will sacrifice and together will pass through this as a country.

I can go on and on but if the government feels this would be a good idea, they can contact me as am read to shade more light on it.

Contact: [email protected], [email protected].

Posted by Kunda on September 6, 2015. Filed under LATEST NEWS. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

84 Responses to Former UNZA Student Brings Solution To The Current Power Deficit

chimm Reply

September 7, 2015 at 11:09 am

bonse mutila ukawamya ifintu nilungu iyo hh stop crying am here 4 u.amaka niwemwine temunobe mukulolela hh & lungu wacula boyi plan 4 ur self dnt think about those people dear all thieves only our almight jesus eukatupokolola.
Kab Reply

September 7, 2015 at 11:56 am

Rubbish!! Just find a technical solution!! Shifting the burden will not work
Paul Phiri Reply

September 7, 2015 at 12:11 pm

GUYS OSANISEKESA. IS THAT WHAT CAN BE CALLED A SOLUTION? HE SHOULD NOT HAVE SAID I AM OFFERING A SOLUTION BUT AN IDEA. IN OTHER WORDS YOU CANT OFFER HELP TO PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT WILLING TO BE HELP. THESE PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT HAVE THEIR PERSONAL AGENT ABOUT THIS LOAD SHEDING. THEY SEEM NOT CARE AND UNCONCERNED, I THINK THEY ARE BENEFITING FROM THIS.
Wapya Munzi Reply

September 7, 2015 at 12:14 pm

This is a great idea. Only hope the engineers at Zesco can ponder on this and see if its viable. Load shedding is caused by demand and if demand is controlled or managed am sure this would be a thing of the past. However Load shedding may not end in totallity as pick hours are usually around the same time. So in as much as this is welcome come, there is still the issue of managing pick hours.
apostle Reply

September 7, 2015 at 12:15 pm

Sir thank you very for your idea. But it doe’s not help the problem in any way. Look sir the country is growing and what you are saying will definately hinder the much needed development. I think what I thought you’d talk about are alternative electricity generation solutions so we have more power even as the country is going forward not backwards.The country is growing so we need generation alternatives which in turn will creat jobs just as much as they’ll give us electricity so that we stop depending on Zesco and hydro power alone. I think this is where we should be forcussing our energies.
Bo Nyambe Reply

September 7, 2015 at 4:27 pm

Zambia s a blessed country with enough natural resouces.water s n abundant.One man n Mporokoso has diverted water from a stream within his farm.using 2 by 210 lts of empty drums where water s passing hiting on a rim of a tractor that rotates the turbins and has power 4the past 10 years.why can as a country make use of him (Mr Mumba).Germany and China has recognised him why cant we?Instead we go 2 Germany 4 help.Come on.
john Reply

September 8, 2015 at 4:41 pm

this is not a solution but a mockery. what needs to do is to import power from whenever possible. We the citizens will pay through consuming units per household rather than punish even those who can afford to buy power. Mr Unza student, please go back to the drawing board and re-offer another solution.