LOW WATER LEVELS AT KAFUE GORGE DAM STALLS UPGRADE WORKS
The effects of poor rainfall that was experienced is the last rain season can not been ignored, and to a larger extent, the pressure on the economy is evidenced through reduced power generation. Zambia's Power utility, Zesco is currently implementing a national wide four hour load shedding schedule., to ensure that the available water sees the country to the next rain season. The Kafue Gorge Dam, is currently at 11 percent full compared to 90 percent last year. Besides the reduced power generation that has subsequently resulted into load shedding, some major upgrade works at the Kafue Gorge Power Station have been suspended. Station Operations Engineer Lioko Sitali has confirmed that two major project which include the replacement of 330 kilovott power cables and upgrading of the Distributor Control System- DCS. He said this during a media tour of the power Station organized by the Energy Regulations Board - ERB, the regulators of energy companies. The plant with a generatio