ZESCO Limited has assured residents of Mazabuka, Monze and surrounding areas that efforts are underway to restore electricity supply following an outage caused by a fault on a Mazabuka 88kv high-voltage transmission line.

ZANIS reports that ZESCO Stakeholder Relations Manager, Rose Sibisi, said the power utility has deployed a team to the affected area and is working continuously to fix the problem.

Ms Sibisi explained that excavation works have already begun on the Mazabuka 88kV line, where two transmission towers collapsed.

She added that 4×14 metre poles have been delivered to the site, with two more expected to arrive soon.

She further stated that additional linemen from Mazabuka have been mobilised to strengthen both the transmission and distribution teams, while the fabrication of cross-arms is currently in progress.

However, Ms Sibisi noted that the repair works are being hampered by highly waterlogged ground conditions, which have contributed to the collapse of the poles.

She has since urged customers and members of the public to treat all power lines as live at all times, as the electricity supply may be restored at any time.

Ms Sibisi said ZESCO regrets the inconvenience caused by the unplanned power interruption and assured affected customers that they will be kept informed on further developments.