Zambia Utility Executives Tour Alabama Power’s Lay Dam
By Gilbert Nicholson and Ike Pigott
In the utility businessd, risk is part of the job – and surprise is a four-letter word. Successful utilities achieve safety and reliability because they identify and manage risk well.
With that in mind, utility executives from the African nation of Zambia toured Alabama Power’s Lay Dam to import best practices for their own hydroelectric facilities.
“We want to improve our benchmarking process to understand how to do things better,” said Manyoni Banda, manager of insurance for ZESCO (Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation), who led the group of eight executives to the May 16 meetings and tour.Almost all ZESCO’s power generation comes from hydro facilities, but there is room for growth. Less than half of Zambia’s 17 million citizens have access to electricity.
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