By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSATHE State has told the Lusaka High Court that there is nothing illegal with the decision by Minister of Energy Mathew Nkhuwa declaring CEC’s transmission and distribution lines as common carriers.This is in a matter where Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) Plc is seeking judicial review challenging Mr Nkhuwa’s decision to declare its lines as common carriers saying it is unlawful. It has cited the Attorney General and the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) as respondents in the matter.CEC wants the court ‘s declaration that that the decision of of Mr Nkhuwa to direct CEC to provide a wheeling path for Zesco limited to supply power to Konkola Copper Mines plc on terms dictated by the ERB is illegal and therefore null and void.It further wants a declaration that the decision by the director general of the Energy Regulation Board that CEC shall charge wheeling tariff of US$5.84/kw/month is illegal and therefore null and void.It […]
State defends declaration of CEC’s transmission lines as common carriers
