By BARNABAS ZULU HARRY Kalaba, has raised alarm over what he describes as the government’s opaque plan to unbundle ZESCO and sell the utility company to a United Kingdom-based firm. Mr Kalaba has urged the government to come out in the open and explain the rationale behind the decision to sell Zambia’s power utility company, as it raises significant concerns about the future of the country’s energy sector. Addressing journalists at the CF secretariat yesterday, Mr Kalaba said government was allegedly in the process of breaking up ZESCO, the national electricity provider, with the intention of selling it to a UK-based company. He has demanded transparency from the government, urging them to clarify the situation to the public. “Zambia is currently experiencing severe power shortages, with many parts of the country enduring up to 22 hours of load shedding every day. Yesterday, at my home, the power was on for only 20 minutes before it […]
GRZ PLANS TO UN-BUNDLE ZESCO
