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The President of the Republic of Zambia, Edgar Chagwa Lungu commissioned the first ever large scale solar plant in Zambia. The 54 Megawatts Bangweulu Solar power plant located in South of Lusaka was constructed a a cost of US$56 million. The Bangweulu solar power plant currently has 453, 000 solar …

The decreasing water levels at Kariba Dam has decrease plunged electricity generation for both Zambia and Zimbabwe, the local utility company has announced. The two countries’ joint technical committee report issued has indicated the levels of water dropping to 43 percent of the dams’ capacity. Henry Kapata, Zambia Electricity Supply …

As part of its corporate social responsibility Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) recently handed over text books to the Mwangala Mwenda Foundation prior to the start of the 2019 year. According to the company, the books are just some of the essential supplies the Foundation requires for the school year to …

Pollution of the natural environment is generally viewed as an inherent consequence of the complexity of large-scale commercial mining, which often negatively affects communities when harmful emissions find their way into the environment. To minimise the negative impact on the environment, First Quantum Minerals’ Kansanshi Mining has established a pioneering …

Construction of the US$770 million Kabwelume and Kundabwika hydro power stations and a transmission power line is scheduled to start in March 2019. When completed and fully operational, the two hydro power stations will generate a total of 163 megawatts (MW). The two projects, which will be undertaken by the …

About 1, 000 miners at Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) are likely to lose their jobs after the mining giant starter its voluntary retrenchment exercise. According to latest correspondence from MCM Chief Services Manager KV Chitoshi and to the people close to the Development , the company is asking employees to …

Proposed tax changes will make it difficult to invest in Zambia Chamber of mines in Africa’s second largest copper producer has opposed the states proposed mining tax regime. This was contained in a press release issued by the COM on 04 October. More tax regime instability, massive increases, and novel …

Government has given First Quantum Minerals more time to complete its analysis of what it owes after it was slapped with a $7.9-billion tax bill. According to the Finance Minister the government has audited major mining companies operating in the country, which include Vedanta Resources and Glencore. “They are doing …

Paratus Zambia says precision mining, using innovative wireless technology to optimise efficiencies is the future of mining sector according to connectivity specialist. According to the company, the country’s low-grade ore bodies is increasingly looking for economies of scale and ultra-efficient systems in order to remain profitable, and the latest state-of-the-art …

The Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (CEC) has offloaded 50 percent shareholding in CEC Liquid Telecommunication Limited to Liquid Telecommunications Holdings Limited. CEC is the legal and beneficial owner of 50 percent of the allotted and issued share capital of CEC Liquid Telecom. On completion of the deal Liquid shall procure …