CHINESE Ambassador to Zambia Han Jing says the projects signed between Zambia and Chinese energy businesses will generate an additional 720 Megawatts of electricity. Ambassador Jing says the Chinese government is planning for infrastructure to channel water from the Luapula river to the Kafue river, in order to make use of the existing hydroelectricity facilities. Speaking during the extraordinary Round Table meeting on the 2024 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China – Africa Cooperation, Friday, Ambassador Jing said China believed in concrete actions rather than empty words. “During the FOCAC Beijing summit, quite a number of corporation documents were signed between Zambia and major Chinese energy businesses to ensure sustainable power supplies and diversify the energy mix in this...

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