Africa-Press – Zambia. ZESCO Managing Director Justin Loongo has expressed cautious optimism that the 2025/26 rainy season will bring improved rainfall in key catchment areas, raising hopes for inc
reased water levels and better power generation.
Mr. Loongo tells Phoenix News that the latest forecasts point to a positive shift that could ease the current electricity shortages if sufficient rainfall is received in the Kafue and Kariba basins.
He explains that despite last year’s widespread floods in regions such as Lusaka and Muchinga, those areas lie outside the main catchment zones that feed Zambia’s major hydroelectric reservoirs leaving no significant impact on water levels in the Kafue river and Kariba dam.
Mr. Loongo says the Kafue catchment received inadequate rainfall during the last season, leading to reduced inflows and severely limiting generation capacity.
Meanwhile, the ZESCO Managing Director has reiterated that some residential areas are still receiving more than 10 hours of power supply daily despite the ongoing energy constraints.
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