Thats more like it zesco poles dont come from forests but plantations
and thats GRZ’s baby

Still takes 20 yrs to grow to zesco standards, what villager will or can afford that waiting period

Just look at the bid amounts. It works out cheaper to import. So tell us why Zesco should spend more on an expensive local product? ZAFICO should find out why their processes cost more. This is why state enterprises fail.
To all those critics. Zesco installations have slowed down because the dont have materials to do the work. So its not just poles. Yes, they have almost liquidated their debt. But they have several bottlenecks they need to work through.

The poster is merely citing steel poles for the argument of durability. If the ZESCO poles are restricted to specifically grown trees ZESCO doesnt need to advertise because they know the one monopoly source:is it ZAFFICO. The advertising suggests you can bring in for sale any wood wherever you source it from. .

Hence is is not cost effective to use steel or concrete………

The ZESCO poles are from planted trees specifically grown for electric poles and roofing……..they are not from our woodlands……..

ZESCO should be encouraging out grower project of small farm holders , even if farmers grow 5 poles each………

These are fast maturing trees meaning ZESCO would have a constant supply of locally grown poles…….

But seems ministers and those at ZESCO have an intrest in importing poles for what ever reason………kickbacks..

Forwadee 2031

Steel poles are to expensive and will be stolen for scrap metal, use cement poles last forever and we have lots of cement, but whats the point of get more poles for extended development when we cant supply the people we currently supply. invest in solar panels and solar farms

Diggers Reporter looks like was heard. Story now has more meat