Zambia’s electricity company, ZESCO Limited, has commenced restoration of power supply following Sunday’s system failure that resulted in widespread power supply cuts.
In a statement, ZESCO said it has so far restored power in parts of Lusaka, Southern, Western, Central and Copperbelt provinces and will continue for other parts of the country.
ZESCO said it established that on Sunday, 8th August, 2021, at 14:20 hours, the Zambian Interconnected Power System experienced a disturbance.
This followed a sudden loss of significant power generation and subsequent separation of the entire Zambian power system from the rest of the Southern African Interconnected power system.
The company said investigations are still underway and would update the public about the progress being made until full restoration is achieved.
“The inconvenience this has caused is deeply regretted. We thank the public for their continued corporation,” the company said.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
