4-hourly load-shedding better for small businesses – Chikwanda

DOREEN NAWA
Lusaka
ENERGY expert Johnstone Chikwanda says the revised load-shedding schedule announced by Zesco will reduce business operational costs, inconveniences and also help to alleviate the security exposure.
Speaking in an interview yesterday, Dr Chikwanda commended Zesco for accepting to repackage the load-shedding into two four-hour periods as opposed to the eight-hour long straight schedule.
Dr Chikwanda said there was a lot of outcry from small businesses regarding the long eight hours stretch of the load shedding.
Dr Chikwanda said it is good that Zesco has listened and implemented a new schedule, which is good for the country’s economy and smooth running of various businesses, small or large…https://enews.daily-mail.co.zm/