Zambia News » Copperbelt News Zambia » Copperbelt » Life: Young Zambians are betting on the copper boom. Will it be different this time?
As global copper prices climb, young Zambians bet on mining for prosperity – but polluted water, ageing infrastructure and opaque deals threaten to repeat the resource ...
News Zambia » Copperbelt » Life: Zambia’s PV capacity tops 841 MW
Zambia’s installed solar PV capacity has surged from 88 MW in 2021 to approximately 841 MW in 2026, including around 584 MW of identified utility-scale projects and 30 MW under net metering.
News Zambia » Copperbelt » Life: Copperbelt to invest $500m in solar power and transmission line upgrades
Zambia-based Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) plans to invest $500m up to 2026 to boost solar power generation and increase the capacity of its power transmission line link to the Democratic ...
News Zambia » Copperbelt » Life: CEC’s green energy expansion lights up Zambia’s Copperbelt
Despite Zambia losing more than 70% of its 3.5GW installed capacity after the devastating weather cycle El Niño hurt hydropower generation plants across the country, private transmission, generation ...
News Zambia » Copperbelt » Life: COP28: Zambia's first green bond to be issued by year-end by Copperbelt Energy Corp
LUSAKA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Zambia's Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) will issue the southern African country's first green bond by the end of the year, the power company said on Tuesday, with a $54 ...