COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga says a lot of local and foreign investors with available financing have expressed interest to venture into Zambia’s power generation. And Mulenga says the electric battery manufacturing venture is not just a pronouncement but is gaining momentum by the day. Asked about the anticipated power demand due to the upcoming electric battery manufacturing plant, among other emerging industries, Mulenga said there was a lot of expression of interest from locals and foreign investors to venture into power generation. “It’s exciting, right now we have got a lot of expression of interest that have got even the money available from Turkey, from India, from China and even locals. And that’s very encouraging. Zambians actually...

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