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Zambia gets US$50 million loan from African Development Bank

The Zambian government and the African Development Bank (ADB) have signed a US$50 million loan which will be used to support the Itezhi-Tezhi hydro power and transmission line project. The loan will be used towards financing the construction and operation of a 120 megawatt hydro plant at Itezhi Tezhi dam along the Kafue river. Speaking [...]

Zesco has completed the refurbishing and upgrading of generator number four at Kariba North Bank Power Station which has added 180 megawatts (MW) electricity generating capacity, hugely easing load-shedding. The additional 180 mw from Kariba North Bank Power Station has reduced the national daily deficit that was initially at 250 mw to about 70 mw. [...]

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