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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Former UPND aspiring Parliamentary candidate for Mufulira Central Constituency Geoffrey Luchele has warned the New Dawn Government that prolonged load shedding is one of the factors that made the people of Zambia to kick out the PF from power.<\/p>\n

Energy Minister Peter Kapala last week confirmed that Zesco power load shedding will start on 15th December 2022 owing to the low levels of water in the Kariba Dam.<\/p>\n

In a ministerial statement in Parliament, Mr. Kapala said the load shedding will be up to a maximum of six (6) hours daily until the water levels improve.<\/p>\n

\u201cZESCO will implement a load management regime aimed at rationing power generation at the Kariba Complex to avoid a complete shutdown. This will be done with the view to minimize the impact on key economic sectors as well as preservation of the integrity of generation units at the Kariba Complex. We anticipate that based on the water levels, this will translate into a load management regime starting on 15th December 2022 of up to a maximum of six (6) hours daily until the water levels improve,\u201d Mr. Kapala told Parliament.<\/p>\n

On July 27, 2022, President Hichilema told the nation that the New Dawn government had succeeded to end load-shedding in less than a year of being elected. Commenting on the pending load shedding, Mr. Luchele said the load shedding announced by the Government is unjustifiable.<\/p>\n

He said the UPND should not forget so easily what made people to vote out PF from power and using the same methods PF used to solve electricity problems which never worked.<\/p>\n

Mr. Luchele said the UPND had 23 years in the opposition which was enough to plan how to govern the nation and handle issues such as load shedding. He said the People of Zambia understands fuel increases in recent times owing to the Russia and Ukraine war but won\u2019t tolerate load shedding. Mr. Luchele further questioned why Zesco was still exporting power when the nation is facing a deficit.<\/p>\n

\u201cUPND should not forget so easily what made people to vote out PF from power and using the same methods PF used to solve electricity problems which never worked, is a very bad sign to me, 23 years in opposition was enough for us to plan for this, and 1 year 3 months to see the implementation,\u201d Mr. Luchele said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople understand that fuel increases because of Russia and Ukraine wars but not with load shedding, Zesco should not aim at making prodigious profits at the expense of a common Zambian. If this government is thinking about the lowest common Zambian in Kawama and Zambia compounds, let them reduce on the electricity exportation to Zimbabwe and Namibia or create a stimulating 3 months budget to cushion the problem if water level is the problem at Kariba Dam,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr. Luchele said the Minister of Energy and Zesco Limited must put the interest of Zambians first as they make decisions. He said load shedding will kill many medium and small scale businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommon Zambians and small and medium Zambian businesses, understand that the country\u2019s economy is not doing fine. Load shedding will be the easiest way to kill the efforts Zambians are making to survive; I believe this is a very small problem that is not affected by international issues to fail to solve it. The Energy Minister Peter Chibwe Kapala and Zesco should always put the interest of a lowest common Zambian first in making decisions, who voted for change,\u201d Mr. Luchele said.<\/p>\n

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