Rural electrification funds to promote investment
KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka
FORMER deputy Minister of Energy Charles Zulu says the K251 million allocated to rural electrification will promote private sector investment in rural areas.
SIGORA International lights up Sioma district
ELIZABETH CHATUVELA, Mongu
SIGORA International, an American non-governmental organisation (NGO),is set to electrify about 1, 200 rural households in Kaanja area of Sioma district in Western Province using solar energy.
World Bank sets aside $30m for rural electricity
KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka
THE World Bank has set aside up to US$30 million to enhance access to electricity in rural and peri-urban communities to boost economic activity in the areas.
(more…)
CYPRIAN Mwembe in his shop at Shantumbu market.
‘Electricity changed my life’
REA CORNER
THE Rural Electrification Authority (REA) was established through the Rural Electrification Act No 20 of 2003 to implement the rural electrification programme in Zambia. REA’s work involves providing electricity infrastructure to rural areas using appropriate technologies.
(more…)
Mwinuna’s area sees light
CHARLES CHISALA, Mpongwe
THE Rural Electrification Authority (REA) says it has done over 90 percent of works on the electrification of Chief Mwinuna’s area in Mpongwe on the Copperbelt and expects to switch on power by April.
(more…)
Nsanjika Combined School connected to national electricity grid
JOSPHAT MWINILOMBE, Chipata
NSANJIKA Combined School in Luangeni has been connected to the national electricity grid using Constituency Development Fund (CDF).
(more…)
Chief happy with Lungu, PF rule
KELVIN CHONGO, Luwingu
CHIEF Chipalo of the Bemba people in Luwingu has vowed to mobilise young people to vote for President Lungu in the 2016 elections.
(more…)
State commissions power project in Nakonde
KELVIN CHONGO, Nakonde
Deputy Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development Richard Musukwa has commissioned a K4.1 million electricity project in Nakonde under the Rural Electrification Authority (REA).
(more…)