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| Lusaka Zambia |
Multi-national mobile communication
company, Airtel, has become one of the first big corporations to openly
complain at the erratic power supply by Zesco under the PF regime which is
attributed to the rising cost of doing business. Airtel Zambia expressed concern at
the continued load shedding in the country saying this has increased the cost
of doing business.
Company managing director Fayaz King
says electricity is an important element that contributes to gross domestic
product (GDP) through the information and communications technology (ICT)
sector.
King said the four percent drop of
availability of power supply in the country is a major concern to the firm.
“I want to emphasise the important
role that power plays in the ICT sector. We have two huge generators that we
use to supply our towers with power, as you know without power it becomes a big
challenge for us to deliver to our customers,” he said.
King was speaking during Zambia
National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) director general Chibamba Kanyama’s familiarisation
tour of the Airtel’s head office in Lusaka yesterday.
King said mobile service providers
are catalysts to drive various economic activities.
Zambia Daily Mail