Zambia Electricity and Supply Company (ZESCO) Limited says much of the power supply to residential areas this week will be received at night because that is the time imports are available.
The supply of power to residential areas mostly at night has been necessitated by the utility’s loss of 150 megawatts (MW) at Maamba thermal power plant in Sinazongwe for a week starting Sunday.
Zesco spokesperson Matongo Maumbi said on The Update programme on ZNBC TV yesterday that without the Maamba hitch, power supply in homes would have been both during the day and night.
“But because of this constraint, when we don’t have the 150MW, we cannot fully supply the 150MW during the day,” he explained.
Below is the statement by ZESCO.
” ZESCO Limited announces that residential areas will primarily receive electricity at night this week due to the availability of power imports during those hours.
“This temporary adjustment follows a 150MW shortfall caused by a technical issue at Maamba thermal power plant. ZESCO spokesperson Matongo Maumbi shared on ZNBC’s The Update that, without this constraint, both day and night power supply would have been possible.”