Fri, 07 Apr 2017 09:48:43 +0000 By OSCAR MALIPENGA A TOTAL of K114 million has been allocated to the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) for the 2017 implementation and capital investments of different electricity projects. The authority has also announced that it will develop a total of 423 kilometers of new grid extension projects. REA corporate affairs manager Justine Mukosha told a media briefing that the authority will this year buy material worth K27.9 million for implementation of grid extension projects. He said the material to be procured include wood poles, distribution line gear, aluminum conductors, internal wiring materials, transformers, earth materials and aerial earth. Mr. Mukosha said the tender for the procurement closed on March 3, 2017, and evaluation of bids concluded, adding that the authority was currently drafting contract documents. “Further, the authority will spend a total sum of K14.3 million on labour to complete the grid extension projects that were started in […]
