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PART ONE OF A THREE PART SERIES FOR THE GoPRO- ZAMBIA RESEARCH PROJECT

16 Oct 2024

The latter has not always been the In Zambia, the Ministry of Energy is responsible case in the past, and this resulted in large for the development and management of government bills (IMF, 2015). [...] As defined by the Energy Act 2019 (Government The two main characteristics of the Zambian of Zambia, 2019b), the ERB is the regulator of electricity system are that, as of 2023, only half of the energy sector in Zambia. [...] promote competition in the energy sector; to design standards with regard to quality, safety, Improving the low access to electricity rate is a and reliability of energy supply; and to determine, challenge being addressed by the Government regulate, and review charges and tariffs in the of Zambia, with the objective of reaching energy sector. [...] Hence, if the objective of Cost Plus The bulk of fuel imports have traditionally been Pricing is to cover all supply chain costs, the retail piped from the port of Dar-es-Salaam to the prices have to be adjusted regularly to represent Indeni refinery in Ndola using the 1,710 km the true costs in the local currency. [...] policies and programmes are designed to create an enabling environment for the development In addition to the REFIT programme, the of the solar energy industry and to encourage Zambian government has also established the investment in renewable energy projects.

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