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The Zambian electricity grid system has been dominated by hydropower at 96 %, 2.1 % thermal and 1.7 % renewable (Kaluminiana, n.d.). During the 2014 - 2015 rainy season, Zambia received very low rains which led to reduced electricity production at the two major power plants. In the light of this...

Utility scale Solar PV power generation is for the first time being added onto the Zambian national electricity grid to increase capacity of electricity generation and to reduce over dependence on hydropower generation. The World Bank group recently funded a ‘Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Utility Scale...

The Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) has set an ambitious target of raising the rural electrification rate from 3.4% (in 2008) to 51% by the year 2030.However, as at 2017 - almost 10 years down the line, the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) indicated that access to electricity in...

Mini hydropower plays a critical role in providing energy access to remote areas through mini grids. However, the development of mini hydropower sites has lagged in Zambia with the country only witnessing the construction of two off-grid mini hydropower stations namely, Zengamina and Shiwan’gandu...

Battery-charging units are appreciably being used in residential application as power back-up in the face of power shortages. The study investigated the effects of backup battery-charging units on the low voltage distribution network. The investigation focused on examining the supply voltage...

Energy generation mix is an important area that could potentially have a significant impact on the Distribution network to address increase in system losses at distribution level, voltage drops and load growth. The distribution lines in Lusaka area are heavy-load lines with the highest demand...

The need to learn sustainable consumption of hydroelectric power (HEP) became very popular with increasing incidences of load shedding in the world today. Load shedding is a situation where the available power supply fails to meet demand. Among many factors, effects of climate variability caused...

Zambia’s electricity is largely from hydro power which has an installed capacity of 2,347 MW representing 96 % of national consumption while the remaining 4 % is from other sources such as fossil fuels. With low level of rainfall recorded in the past few years, Zambia was left grappling with...

Electricity has over the years played an important role in influencing development in almost, if not all, areas of life, including healthcare delivery. Access to reliable electricity plays a cardinal role in healthcare delivery and is deemed as an important determinant for providing quality...

The aim of this research is to facilitate informed decision making for an optimal cost-based allocation of future electricity generation resources in Zambia. Such a study is cardinal in order to find out which energy technologies are economically viable from a long-term perspective for our...