ZESCO Managing Director Victor Mapani says ACSG Westland Power Company’s decision to invest in a solar thermal power project will not only increase power generation capacity but also help diversify the country’s energy mix. And ACSG Westland Power Company Limited Chairman, Chief Obi Amuchienwa says the company has funds to make the project possible and will hit the ground running. Meanwhile, Energy Minister Peter Kapala has urged Zesco to ensure that all its power purchase arrangements are cost-efficient and do not put the utility company in perpetual debt. Speaking during the signing ceremony of a power purchase agreement between the two companies, Tuesday, Mapani said Zambia’s electricity supply industry required de-monopolisation by having as many players as possible on the...

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