Zambia: Has Zambia Made Progress in Developing New Energy?  AN
ASSESSMENT of how Zambia is doing in terms of developing the
energy sector depends very much on how the question is framed.
If we are to measure the current state of electricity supply
against the past, we seem to be doing badly due to limited
investment in the power generation and renewable energy.  We
have seen over the years, industrial or commercial energy supply
increased even more significantly, while power generation is
currently at 1,605 mega watts (MW).  Despite the country
recording favourable growth rates in the last five years, we
remain woefully constrained in terms of the overall energy
availability to service the growing population which currently
stands at more than 13 million.    Most of our total primary
energy supply still comes from hydropower generation at the same
time underutilising other sources of energy such as renewable
energy.  It has now become apparent that the increased economic
activities in the country have not ma