Power outages disrupt MUZ milling ops
By NATION REPORTER CONSTANT power disruptions is a major challenge in the operations of the Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ) milling plant in Chambishi Kalulushi district.
MUZ general secretary Joseph Chewe said Chambishi was experiencing power supply dis ruption very often which was adversely affecting the operations at the K25 million plant whose production started in January, this year.
"The biggest challenge we are facing is the power supply disruption by ZESCO. The milling plant has been experiencing power supply disruption very of ten the Mr operations,'' which Chewe is adversely said Mr Chewe the affecting milling said. plant was producing fine and quality mealie-meal including super breakfast and standard breakfast which was on high demand on the Copperbelt and North-Western provinces. He said it was also consid ering neighbouring Democratic (DRC) market. to after export Republic satisfying countries the product of the like Congo local the to ing DRC, "Obviously, at but exporting first, we we our have are products also to satisfy look to the of exporting local market to other before countries. thinking First you have to feed your children before you look at your neighbour's children.
He said plans were under way to open up a milling plant in the North-western province while the union would revive operations at its farm in Mufulira so that it could produce maize to be processed at the milling plant
"The establishment of the milling plant will be followed up by a number of developments and one of them, would be the revival of our farm in Mufulira to produce maize for the milling plant. There are other programmes that would be followed," he said