Lusaka — Zambia has started rationing electricity to nonmining businesses, a move expected to hurt industrial production and commercial services, business groups said.

The country began rationing power on Saturday to address a daily electricity deficit of 273MW, said Henry Kapata, spokesperson for state power utility Zesco...

Subscribe now to unlock this article.

Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).

There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.

Cancel anytime.

Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.

Speech Bubbles

Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.