Ukucuthwa kwamandla angapheliyo kwisiqithi saseZanzibar kuye kwabandezeleka ukususela ngoDisemba wonyaka ophelileyo, kwafikelela ekupheleni kwiveki ephelileyo xa iinkonzo zabuyiselwa emva kokulungiswa kwentambo engaphantsi kwamanzi evela kumhlaba omkhulu, esetyenziselwa ukubonelela nge-40 MW kwisiqithi. Kwaye kwanikelwa ingxelo evela e-Dar es Salaam ukuba kuza kufakelwa intambo entsha, enkulu yomthamo, ekwaziyo ukuthwala ukuya kuthi ga kwi-100 MW, eya kwanela ukukhawulelana nokukhula kokusetyenziswa kombane kwesi siqithi.
Abanini beehotele neendawo ekuchithelwa kuzo iiholide ngoku babala ilahleko yabo yezemali, kuba kuye kwafuneka basebenzise iijenereyitha zabo kwezi nyanga zimbalwa zidlulileyo, nto leyo eyandise iindleko zabo zokusebenza kakhulu.
Ngeli xesha, uvuyo lokufumana amandla emva kwaba lufutshane kwabanye xa kwakubonakala ukuba ezinye iindawo zesiqithi ziye zabiwa iintambo zazo kwiinyanga ezidlulileyo, imeko ekubonakala ukuba yasasazeka kunokuba yamkelwe ngokusemthethweni.
Ukungabikho konikezelo lwamandla rhoqo, ukuhanjiswa kwamanzi kuye kwafuneka ukuba kwenziwe ikakhulu ngamalori kunye neetrailer, kwakhona ngeendleko ezongezelelweyo kwihotele yaseZanzibar kunye neshishini lokuphumla, elenza umqolo woqoqosho lwesiqithi, ecaleni kwezolimo.
Omnye umthombo onxibelelana rhoqo nalo mbhaleli waseZanzibar ukwakhankanye ukuba icandelo liza kwenza ummeli oqinileyo kurhulumente wesi siqithi ukuba afakele iijeneretha ezinkulu zokuxhasa umbane oqhelekileyo kunye nokukhulisa amandla okusebenza kwamanzi ukubonelela ngokwaneleyo. amanzi kwiihotele, iindawo zokuchithela iiholide, kunye neendawo zokutyela kwixesha elizayo.
“Singawona mandla makhulu kwezoqoqosho kwesi siqithi, kodwa urhulumente akahoywanga kakhulu kwiingxaki zethu. Akukho mbane ungundoqo, akukho manzi aphuma kwimibhobho kuthetha ixabiso elongeziweyo eliphezulu kakhulu kuthi. Ukhenketho luqala ukuchacha. Siphulukene nesabelo semarike kulo nyaka uphelileyo, ngoko ke asikwazanga ukunyusa irhafu ukuze sihlawule iindleko zethu eziphezulu zeejenereyitha zedizili okanye ukuthenga amanzi amatsha. Urhulumente kufuneka avuke ngoku kwaye emamele icandelo labucala ukuba ukhenketho luza kubuyela ngokupheleleyo ngo-2010.”
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- One source in regular contact with this correspondent from Zanzibar also mentioned that the sector would make strong representation to the island's government to install large back-up generators to cater to a regular supply of electricity and also boost the capacity of the waterworks to provide enough fresh water to the hotels, beach resorts, and restaurants in the future.
- The perennial power cuts the island of Zanzibar has suffered from since December of last year, came to an end last week when services were restored following the repairs on the underwater cable from the mainland, which is used to supply 40 MW to the island.
- In the absence of regular power supply, water delivery also had to be done mostly by trucks and trailers, again at added cost to the Zanzibari hotel and resort industry, which forms the backbone of the island's economy, next to agriculture.
