PRIVATE POWER TRADERS ROBBING, REPLACING ZESCO'S IMPORT AND EXPORT MARKET?
By Amb Emmanuel Mwamba
PRIVATE POWER TRADERS ROBBING, REPLACING ZESCO’S IMPORT AND EXPORT MARKET?
OF20;00hrs Tonight; on Emmanuel Mwamba Verified, we discuss the newly liberliased and established Power Trading Sector
Loading; ERB Licenced Power Traders in Zambia importing, intrading and exporting electricity using ZESCO Infrastructure
Zambia’s electricity market is a single-buyer model, with the State utility, ZESCO, dominating the market as generator, transmitor and distributor of power.
President Hakainde Hichilema has pushed sub-sector reforms and introduced the Open Access Policy which has allowed eligible participants to access the transmission and distribution networks of ZESCO.
Further the promulgation of the Electricity Open Acccess Regulations of 2024 has allowed
Licensed power traders to import and export electricity within the SAPP region.
Below are the players in the market;
●En Power
● Kanona Power Company
●GreenCo
●Africa Energy Trading Group Holdings Corporation
●Petrodex Trading LLC
●GreenCo Power
The list excludes traditional players independent power producers and traders such Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) Maamba Energy, Ndola Energy, Lunsemfwa.
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