Zambia
Water
Zambian climate resilient project wins water award
A climate resilient project in Zambia supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has won the Water ChangeMaker People’s Choice Award-Africa.
Renewable energy
Scaling mini-grids can support energy access in Africa
Regulation is currently the largest barrier to scale: without radical improvement in the regulatory process it will take 140 years for regulators to approve the 140,000 minigrids needed to reach universal electrification, says the COO of AMDA, Jessica Stephens.
Jobs
Africa GreenCo Group announces job opportunities in Zambia
Africa GreenCo Group is looking for four determined individuals who are looking for an exciting work environment in Lusaka, Zambia.
News
Electricity Regulatory Index report for Africa says Uganda is best
Uganda once against leads the African Development Bank’s annual Electricity Regulatory Index Report.
Finance and Policy
GreenCo closes $1.5m investment to empower its operations in Zambia
GreenCo announced the investment of $1.5 million by Denmark’s IFU and InfraCo to empower its operations in Zambia.
Generation
Zambia: Maamba Collieries supplies full energy capacity amid winter
Maamba Collieries is working flat out to meet the nation’s peak season energy requirement with demand increasing in winter.
Solar
Power China awarded $548 million, 600MW ZESCO solar contract
Zambia's state-owned utility ZESCO has awarded renewable energy developer Power China a $548 million contract for three 200MW grid-connected solar farms.
Renewable energy
Two solar PV projects to alleviate loadshedding in Zambia
A Spanish-Japanese renewable energy business group is set to invest more than $200 million in two solar power projects in Zambia to alleviate loadshedding.
Generation
Kariba Dam spillway rehabilitation tender awarded
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has awarded the tender for the rehabilitation of the Kariba Dam spillway, to a consortium comprising GE...
Generation
Zambia teams up with US company for large-scale hybrid project
A Zambian energy solutions company will embark on a feasibility study for a 150MW wind, solar and energy storage hybrid power project in north of the country.
