The Zambian government has taken its most significant single step yet towards energy diversification, with President Hakainde Hichilema officiating at the launch of the Leopards Hill Solar and Battery Storage Project, a development that combines the country’s largest solar plant with its first utility-scale battery storage system. The project, developed …

“We should never forget that in the majority of African applications, the generator remains the backbone of the system, with renewables and storage acting as possible optimising layers,” states Ignacio Gonzalez, executive director for Cummins power generation markets across Europe, the Middle East, India, and Africa. The African energy landscape …

First Quantum Minerals (FQM), through its subsidiary Kansanshi Mining has commenced the upgrading of the Mitech-Boom Gate Road to a dual carriageway in Solwezi District. The project is being funded on a 50:50 basis, with K52 million in construction costs provided by Kansanshi Mining and K52 million by the government, …

Babcock has appointed Deon de Kock as Chief Executive for Africa, effective January 2026, bringing more than 30 years of executive experience across the mining, engineering, industrial and energy sectors to one of the continent’s most established engineering and support services businesses. De Kock succeeds Roger O’Callaghan, who led Babcock …

A copper mine in Zambia has become the site of a genuine global first, with First Quantum Minerals (FQM) and Hitachi Construction Machinery commissioning the world’s first ultra large battery-electric mining truck at the Kansanshi copper and gold operation, a milestone that positions Zambia at the leading edge of sustainable …

In a significant move to challenge China’s dominance in the global green energy market, the AI-driven mineral explorer KoBold Metals has launched a substantial lithium exploration campaign within the Democratic Republic of Congo. Backed by high-profile billionaires including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, the company has committed upwards of $50 …

The mining landscape in Zambia is undergoing a period of extraordinary transformation and growth. While copper remains the primary driver of this surge, there is a burgeoning interest in minerals essential for the global energy transition, such as cobalt, nickel, and lithium. This industrial acceleration is evidenced by the issuance …

A mining resurgence is gathering pace in Zambia, driven by copper and surging global demand for energy transition minerals. Beneath the optimism lies a structural fault line of a widening skills gap that could either stall the boom or redefine it. “Zambia is experiencing rapid growth in mining, driven predominantly …

Chinese heavy-machinery giant Sany Group is staking its future on a RMB30 billion research and development offensive, aiming to transform from a traditional manufacturer into an AI-native robotics powerhouse and its leadership is under no illusions about what failure would mean. “We are at a ‘Super Technical Window’ where the …

Zambia’s aggressive push to position itself as a global linchpin for the green energy transition is facing a sobering reckoning. As the southern African nation seeks to capitalise on its vast reserves of copper, cobalt, and nickel, essential components for the electric vehicle revolution, a series of environmental disasters and …