Energy experts debate Kariba water management, independent power producers and solar mini-grids. Former ZESCO engineer Nchimunya Phiri joins journalist Joseph Mwila for an unfiltered conversation on load-shedding.
Show notes: Episode 12 of Grid Talk dissects eight-hour daily load-shedding and asks whether structural reform can succeed without tariff adjustments.
Guests: Nchimunya Phiri (energy consultant), Joseph Mwila (former ZESCO transmission engineer).
Topics: Kariba operating rules; Maamba Collieries maintenance backlog; community solar cooperatives in Eastern Province.
Listener question: Should industrial mines pay cost-reflective tariffs?
Duration: 52 minutes.
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