Market Announcement – Issuance of SI No. 94 of 2021 and revocation of SI No. 24 of 2021

In accordance with Section 3.4(b) of the Lusaka Securities Exchange Listings Requirements (“LuSE Listings Requirements”), the Board of Directors of Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (“CEC” or the “Company”) informs shareholders of the Company and the market that CEC has become aware of the issuance, on 29th December 2021, of Statutory Instrument No. 94 of 2021 (SI No. 94 of 2021), the Electricity (Common Carrier) (Declaration) (Revocation) Order , by the Minister of Energy, Honourable Peter Chibwe Kapala, MP.

SI No. 94 of 2021 revokes Statutory Instrument No. 24 of 2021 (SI No. 24 of 2021), the Electricity (Common Carrier) (Declaration) Regulations, which declared CEC’s transmission and distribution lines as Common Carrier. SI No. 24 of 2021 effectually re-declared CEC’s lines as Common Carrier following the quashing of SI No. 57 of 2020 by the High Court, after the successful Judicial Review application by the Company.

CEC is pleased with the development, which reinstates and protects the Company’s property and commercial rights to manage its assets and business, to negotiate the terms and conditions for the use of its infrastructure and to safeguard its contractual rights. The Company reiterates its commitment to working closely with all stakeholders in furtherance of the best interest of the electricity sector and the Zambian economy.

By Order of the Board

Julia C Z Chaila
Company Secretary