Zambia: 'Dismantling Zesco' Will Make Power Expensive

ZESCO acting managing director Cyprian Chitundu has said the commercialisation and dismantling of the utility firm will result in power becoming unaffordable to many citizens in the country.

Mr Chitundu said in Lusaka yesterday that he was, therefore, opposed to the commercialisation of the power utility company and its proposed dismantling into three separate units of generation, transmission and distribution because that would result in electricity becoming expensive.

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