Zambia: Zesco, El Sewedy Set Pattern in Electricity Infrastructure

Posted to the web 8 July 2008 Gideon Thole Zesco limited and Egypt based El Sewedy Electrical Supplies group have jointly embarked on an ambitious multi-billion Kwacha infrastructure development programme. This has resulted into the establishment of two privately owned companies, one manufacturing electricity meters and the other electricity transformers. The Ndola based multi- billion Kwacha regional meters manufacturing plant, which will be operating as a privately owned registered company, Zambia Electrometer, has since started operations with an initial production capacity of 9000 meters per year. And the construction of the other Zesco and El Sewedy Electrical Supplies valued US$ 10 million transformer manufacturing plant has commenced in Ndola's light industrial area. Energy Minister, Kenneth Konga and Zesco managing... [read full story]