Zambia links deepen with energy tie-up

Energy and power have emerged as the most significant areas of collaboration between China and Zambia over the past few decades. "PowerChina is willing to leverage its integrated full-industry chain advantage in energy and power investment, construction and operations and help meet the power demand of Zambia's socioeconomic development," he said. China has helped its energy enterprises build power generation projects with a total installed capacity of 120 million kW since 2000 and 66,000 km of transmission and distribution lines in Africa, significantly improving the energy infrastructure of the African continent and laying a solid foundation for further green and low-carbon transition, he said. In response to Zambia's current situation of power shortages and urgent need for energy sources, continuous efforts should also be made in technological solutions such as micro-grid photovoltaic and energy storage, he said. The company has successively undertaken a series of power projects such as the Kariba North Hydropower Expansion Project and the Kafue Gorge Lower Hydropower Station, with its power projects accounting for 45 percent of Zambia's total installed capacity, he said during the forum.