Utility company ZESCO Limited this week told Daily Revelation that there has been an improvement in power supply in the country owing to increased imports, water flow in some catchment areas and President Hakainde Hichilema’s recent visit to Zimbabwe. The utility company revealed that they have increased electricity imports from around 300 megawatts to over 600 megawatts.
Generally, most Zambians have testified that there has been an improvement in areas where they reside, where many are saying they are enjoying at least 10 hours of electricity supply daily.
This is welcome news to the millions of Zambians who are now able to breath a sigh of relief, even if that is still far far less than the time spent in darkness by 14 hours. 10 hours actually seems miraculous as this is the most Zambians have enjoyed in terms of electricity supply in over two years. The improvement is highly welcome and we are sure that the utility company will work towards improving the hours of supply as the country moves into the new year.
But some have rightly questioned the timing of the same uptick in supply, barely 9 months before the nation goes to the polls in August 2026. They argue that the government has had all the time to improve the situation in the country but was only finding solutions now.
If ZESCO is saying that the presidential trip to Zimbabwe has helped to resolve matters, one would wonder why such an important trip wasn’t embarked upon much earlier given the severity of the blackouts in the country, especially with the closer proximity of Zimbabwe and its people to Zambia. Why was the presidential trip only embarked upon now, given the toll order this load has had, where many, especially small businesses, which rely heavily on electricity have suffered distress during this whole period, and economic activity despite the government indicating improvements, could actually have been aided further to improve the socio and economic situation in the country?
It is very saddening if ZESCO and government’s move on this improvement is being motivated by the coming elections in 2026, because when people elect their representatives in office the expectation is that those representatives will work for them from the very first day in office as opposed to narrowing development towards election periods, which appears more like an effort meant to appease them for their vote as opposed to undertaking structured efforts to address their problems.
Solutions which appear to pop up during election periods, no matter how genuine they may be, risk being dismissed as an effort by those in government to hoodwink the electorate. In the process, they remove the value of all the efforts they could have expended in bringing them to reality. This is how the improvement in electricity supply is now being looked at, even when the effort in itself is very much commendable. Who surely won’t be happy to suddenly have more electricity in their homes, which they did not have only about five days ago?
By Daily Revelation Editor
Utility company ZESCO Limited this week told Daily Revelation that there has been an improvement in power supply in the country owing to increased imports, water flow in some catchment areas and President Hakainde Hichilema’s recent visit to Zimbabwe. The utility company revealed that they have increased electricity imports from around 300 megawatts to over 600 megawatts.
Generally, most Zambians have testified that there has been an improvement in areas where they reside, where many are saying they are enjoying at least 10 hours of electricity supply daily.
This is welcome news to the millions of Zambians who are now able to breath a sigh of relief, even if that is still far far less than the time spent in darkness by 14 hours. 10 hours actually seems miraculous as this is the most Zambians have enjoyed in terms of electricity supply in over two years. The improvement is highly welcome and we are sure that the utility company will work towards improving the hours of supply as the country moves into the new year.
But some have rightly questioned the timing of the same uptick in supply, barely 9 months before the nation goes to the polls in August 2026. They argue that the government has had all the time to improve the situation in the country but was only finding solutions now.
If ZESCO is saying that the presidential trip to Zimbabwe has helped to resolve matters, one would wonder why such an important trip wasn’t embarked upon much earlier given the severity of the blackouts in the country, especially with the closer proximity of Zimbabwe and its people to Zambia. Why was the presidential trip only embarked upon now, given the toll order this load has had, where many, especially small businesses, which rely heavily on electricity have suffered distress during this whole period, and economic activity despite the government indicating improvements, could actually have been aided further to improve the socio and economic situation in the country?
It is very saddening if ZESCO and government’s move on this improvement is being motivated by the coming elections in 2026, because when people elect their representatives in office the expectation is that those representatives will work for them from the very first day in office as opposed to narrowing development towards election periods, which appears more like an effort meant to appease them for their vote as opposed to undertaking structured efforts to address their problems.
Solutions which appear to pop up during election periods, no matter how genuine they may be, risk being dismissed as an effort by those in government to hoodwink the electorate. In the process, they remove the value of all the efforts they could have expended in bringing them to reality. This is how the improvement in electricity supply is now being looked at, even when the effort in itself is very much commendable. Who surely won’t be happy to suddenly have more electricity in their homes, which they did not have only about five days ago?
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