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Siliya: Power Deficit To Increase By Dec 2015
Energy and Water Development Minister Dora Siliya says Government is spending US$13.1 million per month to import 148 Megawatts of power from Aggreko in Mozambique to mitigate the power deficit the country is facing.
Ms Siliya has also disclosed that ZESCO is at the moment exporting off power to Botswana.
In a ministerial statement on the current status of the power crisis in the country, Ms. Siliya says the country’s power deficit currently stands at 700 Megawatts and will increase to 1000 Megawatts by December 2015.
She explains that the increase in the deficit from 560 Megawatts to 700 Megawatts has resulted in increased hours of load shedding to safeguard the power infrastructure.
Ms. Siliya says due to the need to reduce load shedding further, load shedding has reverted back to an average of 8hours and more from the previously 5 to 6 hours for the domestic users.
She states that load shedding is being undertaken to ensure that generation of power is kept at reduced levels to allow the water in the reservoirs to last until the next rainy season.
The Energy Minister adds that in order to maintain power generation up to the 2017 rainy season, ZESCO needs to generate at lower levels than the 2015 levels.
And Ms. Siliya has dismissed assertions that the power deficit the country is experiencing is because the PF government is exporting power to raise money for the 2016 elections and that substandard machines have been installed at Kariba.
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Ganja Man
November 13, 2015 at 6:22 am
Nayo nayo….
Trust yourself only
November 13, 2015 at 7:02 am
Sole william olo lwanya nama black outs.
springer
November 13, 2015 at 7:33 am
Why importing from mozambique but again exporting to botswana wen the nation is crying for power? I can’t see any logic mweh.can someone enlighten me on this one.
Denkete
November 13, 2015 at 11:43 am
That’s business boyi. You can’t understand it. You can buy and sell as long as profit is there.
Zick
November 13, 2015 at 12:08 pm
There has been a signed contract between Zambia and Botswana before all the load shedding started.
There is nothing the govt can do, us importing is what we need now, unless if this contract started now to import and export we would say foolish govt, but nobody knew water levels will dwindle in our rivers, lakes
KOPALA FACTS
November 13, 2015 at 7:37 am
You import 150MKW & Export 200MKW to a country which is doing fine BOTSWANA.Ati raising money for campaign,ask Dora !RB used millions but what happened!!
Hello Haters
November 13, 2015 at 10:13 am
150 — 200= -50, he who shouts the loudest @infintu ni lungu will bear the consequences of the that -50, just loadshed his assole.
New Educated Zambia©❤√
November 13, 2015 at 8:36 am
I cannot see the logic in this strategy. Please pf raise your hands and accept you have failed. Anyway people will.judge u based on your performance thus far. 2016 will be a review of how you have caused suffering on people. We ask you all to vote upnd
Lassa lassa
November 13, 2015 at 9:10 am
Were you born stupid ? Depending on the the way the contract was signed between Zesco and Botswana was signed,Zesco might be not have a choice but to supply Botswana with electricity.So first do your homework and find out from Zesco the terms and conditions of supply of electricity to Botswana.
New Educated Zambia©❤√
November 13, 2015 at 7:18 pm
I might have been born stupid and my stupidity probably waned off as i grew. But it seems in your case you must be getting more stupid the older you get. I say this because nothing in my comment has touched on the issue to do with supplying botswana power. I do not care who you export power to. All i care about is that the zambian people have reasonable power supply to enable them to be productive and live in respectable manner. You seem to have read all comments here and just assumed that NEZ is saying what everyone else is. That my friend is what I call foolishness of the highest order. silly pf cadre
peter njobvu
November 13, 2015 at 8:53 am
Whenever a minister is about to open their mouth I expect them to be telling me how they are resolving the problems the nation is going through. Not to heap more misery on the already desperate condition
Muchy
November 13, 2015 at 9:08 am
Missed Call-A Journalist what does she know about energy.
Shuvan Kafuwe
November 13, 2015 at 9:20 am
PF is really useless and that has just been their own exit seal Only clowns will vote for these PF useless chaps next year.
gwa
November 13, 2015 at 9:46 am
Ndeloleshafye!!!!!
SPEAR NGOZI
November 13, 2015 at 9:49 am
I thought loadsheding was due to low water levels.But,we are being told that in December loadsheding will not reduce but increase! NEZ,it seems they only read your comments,pliz ask pf cadres to explain it.
kakolwe
November 14, 2015 at 4:25 am
Ba Ngozi boss, so many years on earth tamwaishiba ati water levels rise by mid-February? You need NEZ to think for you?
jebo
November 13, 2015 at 12:01 pm
stop tok tok we need power okey. were is profit wen yo children ar sleeping without eating. wat type of a father can u b.
The Mentalist
November 13, 2015 at 12:11 pm
Dora Sllity yakwa Rupiah Bwezani Banda.
Bwezani, what does he eat to have such levels of libido, ukampeleko mune.
kalito
November 13, 2015 at 1:01 pm
Well hon Siliya is just giving a ministerial statement why stacking her and pf?that is the position as at now.so let us offer solutions than calling names.i berge to move
bryD
November 13, 2015 at 1:10 pm
Iam a bit behind with the minister’s statement mwebantu. loadshedding is as a result of low water levels, and she says loadsheding will increase in december. what is the logic here? because in december i expect water levels to increase as it will be raining but how come loadsheding to increase? need clarity mwe.
kakolwe
November 14, 2015 at 4:35 am
That is not “A BIT” That is VERY VERY behind.
To think that ‘just because my muddy backyard is puddled with stagnant pools ninshi naZambezi naisula’ Is almost criminal.
springer
November 13, 2015 at 2:55 pm
She wants to make money by exporting it.kaili ka 2016 kalimupepi.tiyeni tukosefye
sikazwethegreat
November 13, 2015 at 5:05 pm
we will survive.
fonkumbuz
November 13, 2015 at 7:14 pm
Every time mrs mulwokela opens up her leg or sorry mouth its doom on electricity, come up with solutions what is the way forward? What measures are being taken to reduce load shedding. Dull recycled ministers bwafya, listen to lumbida wen he is giving statements towards the meal mile hiking of priceses solutions not predicaments of doom.
Cholwe
November 13, 2015 at 7:56 pm
Kaya!
Pwii
November 13, 2015 at 9:14 pm
Mrs Mulyokela
Blackkaonde
November 13, 2015 at 11:28 pm
Kuwaya Wayatu Mwane Ba Pfools.Upnd Kwapwa.
Jacko
November 14, 2015 at 4:46 am
Owe kansi kuli na BAna Muliyokela! YOu will see very soon she will sell INDENI