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Egypt backs US$5bn Batoka Gorge power project
25 Feb 2026 08:05 GMT
… power project
EGYPT is considering investing in the Batoka Gorge Hydro Electric … Scheme, a joint venture between Zimbabwe and Zambia, as … ambassador to Zambia, Mayada Essam Abdel Rahman and Zambia’s Energy minister Makozo …
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“We are not investing in transmission of power”
24 Feb 2026 14:17 GMT
… -delayed Zizabona interconnector linking Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia, signed in … of the Southern African Power Pool, remains electrically disconnected from much of … in South Africa’s renewable energy zones.“The constraints are structural …
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LOADSHEDDING HAS ALWAYS BEEN POLITICAL – Energy Expert Andrew Kamanga
23 Feb 2026 19:40 GMT
… HAS ALWAYS BEEN POLITICAL
ENERGY expert Andrew Kamanga says the … to import using a ka power ship. Even the time … deserts had power throughout while a country like Zambia which had … the most that Zambians experienced in terms of electricity supply was 3 …
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Zambians pay price amid Copperbelt mining boom
23 Feb 2026 09:54 GMT
… in electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies has seen business surge in Zambian … industries shift towards cleaner energy, Zambia';s long-running copper … is essential for batteries, power grids, and renewable energy systems, making the southern …
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Top 10 African countries that attracted China’s $66.1 billion energy financing [2000-2024]
22 Feb 2026 05:36 GMT
… , power generation, and electricity transmission projects across the continent.
The energy push … Russia, meanwhile, has focused on nuclear energy partnerships and upstream oil and … ambitions to become a regional energy exporter.
5. Zambia — $3.1 billion …
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ANALYSIS: Energy Reckoning and Mining Realignment in Hichilema’s Pre-Dissolution SONA
21 Feb 2026 09:21 GMT
… carries historical weight. Zambia built its electricity architecture around hydro dependency … and clean coal diversification are being institutionalised.
Energy was President … electric vehicles, defence supply chains, green transition commitments, and power …
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Zesa reels under US$430 million debt
25 Feb 2026 14:55 GMT
… US$430 million to Hwange Electricity Supply Company (Hesco), which … money to pay for coal supplies and shareholders,” he … million,” he said.
Energy and Power Development minister Edgar Moyo … Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia, though these arrangements are …
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Hichilema apologises to citizens over years of electricity shortages
21 Feb 2026 07:23 GMT
… recovery efforts, adding that reliable power was essential for investment, industrial … indicated that Zambia’s development agenda depended heavily on dependable electricity supply … told lawmakers that improvements in energy planning were intended to prevent …
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IKELENGI: THE DISTRICT THAT COULD CHANGE ZAMBIA, IF ZAMBIA NOTICES IT
20 Feb 2026 09:00 GMT
… THAT COULD CHANGE ZAMBIA, IF ZAMBIA NOTICES IT
There … Instead of exporting logs, Zambia could export finished products. … Zambia usually follows a pattern:
Poor road networks
Limited electricity … unstructured.
Rivers that could power irrigation still flow past …
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ERB approves energy projects worth K2.45bn
20 Feb 2026 05:13 GMT
THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB … Zambia’s energy sector. The five construction permits comprise a solar power … 2026 across three energy sub-sectors. “The Energy Regulation Board ( … across the Petroleum, Electricity and Renewable Energy sub-sectors, representing …