PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the country targets to be producing 10,000 megawatts of power in a few years’ time. Speaking during a meeting with a Chinese trade and investment delegation at State House, Friday, President Hichilema said the country was targeting to produce 1,000 megawatts by the end of 2025. “We take keen interest in your interest in the energy sector which you have already articulated. We have suffered the worst energy deficit from a surplus situation because of the drought. We were largely dependent on hydro energy, greener as it is but it was exposing us to the insecurities in energy. So we are very keen to look at your ideas and investments in the energy sector, solar plus...

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