Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet for Finance and Economic Development, Siazongo Siakalenge, says government is targeting to ensure that residential areas and compounds are provided with electricity for a minimum of 16 hours daily. Mr Siakalenge says this must be achieved before the end of September 2025, because the power supply crisis has had a serious impact on the country’s developmental agenda. Our immediate target is to ensure that a minimum of 16 hours daily electricity supply to residents and compounds, to be achieved within this month,” Mr Siakalenge said. Mr Siakalenge stated that the Cabinet has made a number of important decisions that require timely execution for the benefit of the Zambian people. He also called for the highest level of prudence and accountability in the use of public resources, stressing the strain on the national treasury.