WE ARE HAVING SLEEPLESS NIGHTS TO ADDRESS ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CHALLENGES – PRESIDENT HICHILEMA
By: Augustine Kapambwe
President Hakainde Hichilema has urged Zambians, especially young entrepreneurs, to harness emerging economic opportunities by strengthening linkages between large corporations and small-scale enterprises.
Speaking at the 2025 Macro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and Cooperatives Indaba held at the Kenneth Kaunda Wing of the Mulungushi International Conference Centre, President Hichilema emphasized that Zambia’s private sector growth must be rooted in collaboration and local value addition.
He noted that several industrial projects are now sourcing raw materials directly from local producers, creating stable markets for farmers and MSMEs.
Citing a starch and glucose factory that consumes over 126,000 metric tons of maize annually, the President said such partnerships illustrate how small producers can supply large industries and benefit from guaranteed demand.
President Hichilema also announced that government will collaborate with financial institutions and the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat to develop a detailed action matrix identifying specific support areas for MSMEs, including financing and market access.
He reaffirmed government’s commitment to resolving power supply challenges affecting households and industries, citing ongoing efforts to fast-track equipment delivery for the 300-megawatt Maamba Phase 2 and 100-megawatt Chisamba Energy projects.
These investments, he said, are vital to stabilizing electricity supply and sustaining industrial productivity, adding that his administration remains “sleepless” in tackling the issue.
President Hichilema concluded by stressing that Zambia’s path to sustainable development lies in connecting MSMEs to domestic and regional markets, and fostering a culture of entrepreneurship driven by innovation and strategic partnerships.
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Dear Sir,
For how long has your party been in power?, what did you say about Dubai while in opposition regarding electricity?. So being FUNDUMEN now where you have sleepless nights with very little to show for will not give you votes, be FUNDUMEN with results and not FUNDUMEN without results. BA FUNDUMAN.
We only care about the results, and not your fruitless sleepless nights.
No need to have sleepless nights
Just calculate how much power we are generating.
Tell all big mines to install their own power
Generating station.
Stop all exports
Lastly supply little power we generate for
Zambians even if there is short fall we
Should get 18 hrs.
Incompetence is having Sleepless nights, and not finding Solutions for power cuts still. Ever heard of Productivity Ba Economist?
Productivity= Output/Input
Productivity= Hours of power Hakainde supplies to Zambians / Hakainde ‘s Sleepless Hours
= 4 / 24 = 0.167 = Incompetence.
Figures don’t lie. This is the definition of Incompetence.