THE Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has handed over Kalundwana grid extension project in Kalundwana area of Nakato ward in Nalikwanda constituency of Western Province to Lunosa Company Limited.
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REA Acting Southern Region Manager, Newton Ndhlovu said the Kalundwana grid extension project will see Kalundwana primary school and Kalundwana health centre as well as surrounding households will be electrified.
ZANIS reports that Mr. Ndhlovu disclosed that the project was awarded to the contractor at six million, eleven thousand, nine hundred and sixty six kwacha sixty four ngwee (K6, 011,966.64).
He explained that a 4.7 kilometer line will be constructed from the 33kv line that is along Mongu-Lusaka road.
Mr Ndhlovu was speaking during the site handover ceremony to the contractor at Kalundwana primary school in Nalikwanda constituency.
“When the power line comes, we will put up a transformer here. From the transformer, we will make sure the school, health centre and staff houses and the surrounding private communities are supplied with power. One line will go to Nakato primary school,” he said.
Mr. Ndhlovu said the contractor is expected to do a total of 10.8 kilometers of high voltage lines.
He revealed that the Rural Electrification Authority expects the contractor to complete works within 25 weeks from commencement date.
Mr Ndhlovu explained that the project has been awarded under the 10 key, which see the contractor will procure materials as well as provide labour for the installation of the materials.
Mr Ndhlovu advised community members to take care of the infrastructure.
And area Member of Parliament, Konoso Simunji called upon Nakato residents to thank government for not sidelining Nalikwanda constituency like it has been in the past.
Mr. Simunji said that REA has been in existence for a long time but Nalikwanda constituency has never benefited from the rural electrification program until the United Party for National Development (UPND) came into power.
He said it is the first time to mobilise people to talk about electrification in Nalikwanda constituency. – ZANIS.
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