Q FM Africa's Modern Radio
Zambia is facing a power deficit of 560 Megawatts which has resulted in heightened load shedding.
ZESCO Limited says it has been compelled to reduce power generation at its major power stations, which has resulted in a national capacity deficit of 560 Megawatts.
In a statement made available to QFM News today, ZESCO says the reduction in generation has been necessitated by the low water levels in its reservoirs as a result of the poor rainfall experienced during the 2014/2015 rainy season.
It says this therefore means that load shedding will be carried out on a rotational basis throughout the day, every day, in different areas.
The power utility adds that this exercise will affect all its customers.
ZESCO says it is making every effort to try and secure some imports from the region to mitigate this deficit.
The company however states that due to the limited availability of power in the whole region, there may be times when it will not be able to secure imports to cushion the impact of load shedding.
ZESCO has since appealed to its customers to join the campaign to save power by using electricity as efficiently as possible and help reduce the impact of load shedding by turning off all non-essential appliances.