ZESCO Board Chairperson Vickson Ncube says the country will not achieve the targeted 1,000 megawatts of solar energy by December this year. Ncube, however says steps to ensure the attainment of the target shortly after December are being made. Speaking when he toured the $48 million 50-megawatt solar power plant in Mansa District, which is scheduled for commissioning next month, Friday, Ncube said the country currently had an installed solar capacity of over 300 megawatts. “There are two things that we are looking at: is it attainable as a thousand megawatts? No. But are the proper steps made to achieve it in the shortest possible time, soon after December? Yes. If you look at our project pipeline, the projects are...






















