DIVERSIFY POWER SOURCES
By BU S INES S REPORTERlenge was because the country’s He said this during the recent Mr S indowe observed that
Z AMBIA should accelerate energy mix was predominantly commissioning of one megawatt Z ambia was emerging from a GiYersifiFation of soXrFes of hydro while the majority of the ( MW ) solar photovoltaic ( PVsca)rcity of energy and that the SoZer ZhiFh is SreGominant- power plants were located in the power plant in K itwe, which he insufficienc\ of power brouJht ly hyGro in orGer to imSroYe southerly parts. described as a monumental and to the fore the urgency of developing grid stability, says Copperbelt T he power plants, he noted, historical feat of seamless collaboration additional energy capacity (nergy &orSoration &(& were far from the major load between local and international at national level.
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“T he novelty of this project Mr S indowe said the cha-l geographies. “Against that background, and ought to be appreciated from indeed for all intents and purposes,
various aspects. O ther than i-n a 1M W solar PV power plant
creasing the country’s power in the heart of K itwe city on the
Copperbelt, Z ambia’s base met- generating capacity, diversifying
the energy mix and enhancing al mininJ stronJhold sufficient to power some of CEC’s mining environmental sustainability, to loads and up to a thousand state only a few, the plant includes households is worth noting. a human capacity development
Mr S indowe described the component in solar technology,” project as an initiative that rapidly Mr S indowe said. accelerated over a period of Mr S indowe said with the support 1 1 m onths and culminated in the of the G erman Development delivery of a grid-connected so- Agency, a key component of the lar plant. plant right from the start was to
He said the land, near Copperbelt deliberately offer a solar develwhoipcmh U niversity( CB U ) , ent curriculum to students at looked like unproductive and CB U including controlled access idle had been transformed into to the plant for learning and research an energy producing area. purposes.