Zambia targets 3,000MW coal push in $11bn energy drive to power copper boom

• Coal to anchor Zambia’s baseload power expansion
• Government seeks $11bn to lift capacity to 10,000 MW

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – Zambia plans to generate 3,000 megawatts (MW) from coal as part of a broader push to raise national power capacity to about 10,000 MW by 2030, President Hakainde Hichilema said.

The strategy forms part of efforts to mobilise about $11 billion in new energy investments to stabilise electricity supply, support industrial growth and underpin an ambitious expansion of copper production in Africa’s second-largest copper producer.