Thu, 22 Dec 2016 12:07:01 +0000 By SANDRA MACHIMA SEVERAL power initiatives by the Government to promote local investments need support because they are aimed at making Zambia a net exporter of electricity, says energy expert Johnstone Chikwanda. Mr Chikwanda said that President Edgar Lungu’s efforts to push for the diversification of the energy sector had been demonstrated by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for nuclear power deployment apart from other major power projects which the Head of State had launched in Zambia. “The Government is committed to making Zambia a net exporter of electricity and it must also be borne in mind that in the near future, there will be excess electricity from South Africa which will be selling cheaper than what is available in some countries,” Mr Chikwanda said. He explained that the purpose of regional projects was to assist neighbouring countries which were either not able to set up own […]
