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Zambia seeks $11.6bn energy push to power mining boom

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  • Zambia targets $11.6bn in investments to expand power supply by 2030
  • Mining expansion drives demand as copper output aims for 3 million tonnes a year

 

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – Zambia is banking on private investors to raise $11.6 billion in power projects by 2030 as it seeks to close a growing electricity deficit, threatening the country’s mining-led economic ambitions.

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