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News Zambia » Copperbelt » Social: Defending the hidden forest gems of Zambia’s Copperbelt Province

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/defending-the-hidden-forest-gems-of-zambias-copperbelt-province/

Published on: Wednesday 30 October 2024

A local community has taken over protecting and managing patches of small evergreen forests, known as mushitu forests, that have recently been subject to illegal logging. Forest officers armed with ...

News Zambia » Copperbelt » Social: CEC’s green energy expansion lights up Zambia’s Copperbelt

News channel or source: https://www.theafricareport.com/376097/cecs-green-energy-expansion-lights-up-zambias-copperbelt/

Published on: Monday 10 February 2025

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 » Social: Copperbelt to invest $500m in solar power and transmission line upgrades

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/copperbelt-to-invest-500m-in-solar-power-and-transmission-line-upgrades/ar-AA1BDqTy

Published on: Tuesday 25 March 2025

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 » Social: Zambia signs $1.1 Billion deal to build major oil refinery in Copperbelt

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/zambia-signs-1-1-billion-deal-to-build-major-oil-refinery-in-copperbelt/ar-AA1J3O09

Published on: Monday 21 July 2025

Zambia has signed a landmark agreement to build a $1.1 billion crude oil refinery and energy complex in Ndola, marking a significant step toward energy self-sufficiency. Announced Monday, the project ...

News Zambia » Copperbelt » Social: COP28: Zambia's first green bond to be issued by year-end by Copperbelt Energy Corp

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop28-zambias-first-green-bond-be-issued-by-year-end-by-copperbelt-energy-corp-2023-12-05/

Published on: Monday 04 December 2023

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 ...

News Zambia » Copperbelt » Social: From copper to conservation: Rehabilitating Zambia’s copper belt

News channel or source: https://wwf.panda.org/es/?72580/From-copper-to-conservation-Rehabilitating-Zambias-copper-belt

Published on: Friday 09 February 2024

Zambia’s Copperbelt Province was once the copper belt that girded the fortunes of this southern African nation’s prosperity. But over-dependence on this raw material has turned those fortunes into ...

News Zambia » Copperbelt » Social: MBAK Energy Solutions, Inc. (OTC:MBAK) partners with LETSATSI Power in Zambia’s Copperbelt

News channel or source: https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/mbak-energy-solutions-inc-otc-mbak-partners-with-letsatsi-power-in-zambia-s-copperbelt-1035962292

Published on: Tuesday 24 March 2026

SEOUL, South Korea and SHENZHEN, China and CHENNAI, India and WILMINGTON, N.C., March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MBAK Energy Solutions, Inc. (OTC:MBAK) has signed an exclusive cooperation agreement ...

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