GOVERNMENT says it intends to jointly develop a hydro power station on the Luapula River with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, stretching from Mumbotuta Falls to Mambilima. Acting Energy Minister Charles Milupi told the National Assembly, Tuesday, that the $530 million hydro power project is estimated to commence in 2027 and expected to be commissioned in 2030. Responding to Milenge member of parliament Gystave Chonde who wanted to find out whether government had any plans to construct a hydro power station at Mumbotuta Falls located in his constituency, Milupi said the construction was, however, dependent on the establishment of the Luapula River Authority. “Yes, the governments of the Republic of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo...