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 Vedanta Resources to discuss further expansion and investment at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM). We received a report on their progress and further plans to take...