Zambia pledges to maintain supply to mines despite BSA expiry


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Issue 413 - 17 Apr 2020 - By Chiwoyu Sinyangwe | 4 minute read

Zambia has pledged to maintain electricity supplies to the mining industry despite the expiry of the power supply agreement between Zesco and the privatised Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC).The bulk supply agreement (BSA) expired on 31 March, ending a 23-year-old arrangement for electricity supply to the country’s economic mainstay sector. The government says Zesco will continue supplying power to the Copperbelt for up to 12 months while a long-term solution is sought.

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