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Lack of funding hampers rural electrification

The economic challenges being faced by our people in the rural areas have led to some of our infrastructure being not repaired and maintained.

THE Rural Electrification Agency (REA) says limited funding from the Treasury is seriously hampering its national rural electrification programme. REA, a subsidiary of Zesa, was created by the government to provide power infrastructure in rural communities. Giving oral evidence before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Energy in Parliament yesterday, the agency acting chief executive officer…

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