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      PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has urged Vedanta Resources to expedite plans to invest in power generation to support its mining operations at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM). President Hichilema said this during a courtesy call paid on him by Vedanta Head of Strategy and Growth Pushpender Singla, to discuss further expansion and investment at KCM yesterday. President Hichilema said Vedanta reported plans...
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    • HH is right, mines must invest in power for their own operation
      THE call by President Hakainde Hichilema for Vedanta Resources to invest in power generation for Konkola Copper Mines deserves support. In fact, we think the appeal should go beyond KCM and extend to all major mining companies operating in Zambia. The country’s electricity problem cannot sustainably be solved if every large mine continues to draw heavily from the national grid while government and Zesco struggle to keep households, farms, manufacturers and small businesses supplied.   We have consistently argued in these pages that Zambia’s power crisis is not simply about what Zesco generates, but also...
    • Invest in power generation for your operations, HH tells Vedanta
      PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has urged Vedanta Resources to expedite plans to invest in power generation to support its mining operations at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM). President Hichilema said this during a courtesy call paid on him by Vedanta Head of Strategy and Growth Pushpender Singla, to discuss further expansion and investment at KCM yesterday. President Hichilema said Vedanta reported plans to increase copper production to 500,000 metric tonnes annually, stating that additional power investment would contribute to the national energy target. “We were pleased to receive Mr Pushpender Singla, Head of Strategy and Growth at...
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      My election is a reflection of voters’ choice – Kaunda
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