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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Ms Sibisi explained that excavation works have already begun on the Mazabuka 88kV line, where two transmission towers collapsed.<\/p>\n
She added that 4\u00d714 metre poles have been delivered to the site, with two more expected to arrive soon.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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