Hichilema Extols the Zambia - China Cooperation

 

By Linda Mupemo


President Hakainde Hichilema delivers a keynote speech during the commissioning of the Chisamba solar power plant - Picture courtesy of his Facebook page

Republican President Hakainde Hichilema says the Zambia-China Cooperation has played a vital role in revolutionising the energy sector in the country. 

 

Mr. Hichilema noted that the partnership spanning 60 years was instrumental in implementing the 100-megawatt Chisamba solar power project in Chisamba district in Central Province.

 

ZANIS reports that the Head of State said this during the commissioning of the US$ 100 million solar energy project which has been implemented by Zambia’s Kariba North Bank Extension Power Corporation in collaboration with the People’s Republic of China’s PowerChina.


Ariel view of the Chisamba solar power plant

Mr. Hichilema thanked PowerChina for its contribution to constructing Zambia’s largest solar photovoltaic plant, adding that the Chisamba solar power plant has become a model renewable energy project as the country embarks on diversifying its energy sources. 

 

“Thank you to PowerChina for partnering with Kariba North Bank Extension Power Corporation, ZESCO and Stanbic Bank on this project. The Zambia - China cooperation has made this project come to life,” he said. 

 

Earlier, the People’s Republic of China Ambassador to Zambia Hang Jing reaffirmed its support to Zambia’s developmental initiatives, describing the construction of the historical solar power plant as a diplomatic milestone between the two countries.


Wang Li

Speaking in a speech read on his behalf by Chinese Embassy in Zambia Counsellor Wang Li, Mr. Hang noted that the Chisamba solar power plant, which has been constructed by the Chinese global leading company in clean energy, is one of the many fruits of the partnership between the two countries. 


“This energy cooperation is an important part of the cooperation between the two countries. I look forward to more successful outcomes of our bilateral cooperation in various fields,” he said. 

 

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