The Energy Regulation Board has expressed concern over its continued operation without a board of directors. Republican President Michael Sata dissolved the Board at the ERB about 9 months ago on grounds that the board was engaged in corrupt activities.
ERB chief executive officer Butler Sitali says there is need for the country to have credible regulatory system that will have predictable procedures and rules. He says this will help in attracting more investors in the country’s energy sector.
And Mr. Sitali has observed that the lack of planning and reinvestment into the energy sector is what has led to the critical power deficit in the country.
He however, added that the ERB has approved four projects that once completed would, contribute to meeting the growing demand of energy in the country.
Mr. Sitali has also called for the need to review the legislation that governs the regulatory body in order to adopt best practices that will enhance the operations of the energy sector in the country.
And deputy speaker of National Assembly Mukondo Lungu says continued power deficit especially in the rural areas has led to land degradation and indiscriminate cutting down of trees.
Mr. Lungu has also observed that the cost of fuel in the country has remained high; a situation he said increases the cost of doing business.
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The removal of the sitting board was done irregulary and out of emotion. We cannot have such important institutions operating without a policy making body. This shows how the PF government has failed to attach importance to issues of governance. There is so much focus on politicking rather than governance. We must begin to act seriously by providing leadership to this country so that we can move forward. The PF has failed to lead and there is need to review their performance immediately before they plunge this country into the abyss we might not get out of. Zambians must rally together and remove these *****s from power. All they have done since they took over is destroy all the institutions of governance. We should not allow this selfishness to continue. We should nip it in the bud.
thats why fuel yadulila
More of the immediate effect / witch hunt nonsense – dissolve a board in haste, no follow up to see how to really fix the situation, and for good measure blame the OMCs for government’s own policy failure. Amateurs.Â
NOT ONLY ERB.EVEN LUSAKA WATER AND SEWERAGE COMPANY HAS NO BOARD FROM LAST YEAR NO WONDER THE DIRECTORS ARE MASIVELY LOOTING THE ZAMBIAN PEOPLES ASSET.CAN THE SO CALLED PROF LUO DO HER WORK.WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS GOVERMENT?
#2 who are you reffering to when you say Zambians? Zambians are the ones who voted 9 months ago and are the same ones who will vote in 2016. Speak for your self when you re trying to champion UPND kind of thinking with bitterness. We have given this gorvernment a mandate and we will see how they perform.
dissolve ERB and forget..
#6 @kci. Who is We ??????? Dont hav the habit of Communictn direct to the othr blogers, thy are entitled to thier opinions..
The only time I used to hear about ERB is when they are revising fuel upwards. No need to have them if their core purpose is to sit and increase pump price every now and then.
If RB won elections we could have been buying petrol at K12 000 per liter.
Thank God we voted wisely and at least we have a little hope than if we had voted unwisely.
For those of you who are bitter like #2 Kapokola wait for 2016 maybe the people of Zambia will vote for your candidate.
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