LOAD SHEDDING ENDS DECEMBER – ZESCO

By SILUMESI MALUMOLOAD SHEDDING will end in December this year as part of Zesco’sstrategic plan on load management, company corporate affairs manager John Kunda has said.Zambia Republic Party (ZRP) president, Wright Musoma warned that the prolonged load shedding might be a ploy to decampaign the government.Mr Musoma said it was unacceptable to be having long hours of blackouts when the water levels had significantly improved at Lake Kariba Dam.Dr Kunda however in said in an interview that “recently Zesco Managing Director Victor Mundende launched the Weather Induced Power Deficit of 2019 (WIPOD 19) as a strategic crisis management tool which demonstrates a predictable agenda as we draw towards zero load shedding.”And Mr Musoma said President Edgar Lungu must keep an eye on Zescobecause the continued prolonged power outages is going to destroy his popularity and that of the party.Mr Musoma said people were losing confidence in the ruling party because of this situation as their businesses were negatively affected.Mr Musoma said President Lungu should know that people can use Zescowhich was a strategic institution to […]