The Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has successfully completed the historic Mitete Grid Development Project, bringing power for the first time to a catchment population of 42,000 people in Western Province.…
Traditional leader Chief Kakhumba has called on his subjects to make full use of the electricity recently extended to his chiefdom by the Rural Electrification Authority (REA), saying power is…
The Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has embarked on a nationwide Perception Survey aimed at understanding stakeholder understanding on its projects, services, and overall impact in rural Zambia. The survey will…
The Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has completed the deployment of a 32km 11kV submarine cable across Lake Bangwelu, marking a significant step in connecting Chishi Island (Luapula Province) to the…
In an ideal situation, when people think about electrification, they picture cables, poles, transformers! These are the most noticeable markers of progress in the energy sector. But at the Rural…
In the north-western stretch of Kalumbila District, the quiet but vast community of Kisasa is stepping into a new era, one powered not by candles and charcoal, but by reliable…
In a landmark move to increase rural electricity access, the Government of the Republic of Zambia through the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) and ZESCO Limited have officially launched the National…
In the heart of Zambia’s Western Province lies Shang’ombo, a district as vast as it is remote. Here, modern infrastructure, especially electricity, has long been absent. But in the rural…
In the heart of Lumezi District, Eastern Province, something remarkable is happening and it doesn’t run on diesel or charcoal. At Lumezi Secondary School, energy is now being generated from…
In the quiet rural stretch of Makungwa, Eastern Province, learning used to stop when the sun went down. And for subjects like Information and Communications Technology (ICT), learning often never…