Mining & Energy
Zambia’s petroleum procurement debt falls, govt claims
Zambia’s petroleum procurement debt has dropped significantly to approximately US$210 million as at July 2026, down from over US$900 million in 2022, the ...
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Zambian govt confident of hitting 3 million-tonne copper target by 2031 —Official
The Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development says Zambia remains on track to achieve its target of producing three million metric tonnes of ...
Mining & Energy
ERB, ZMA move to enforce petroleum storage and in-transit losses guidelines
The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) and the Zambia Metrology Agency (ZMA) have announced new enforcement measures to ensure consistent application of the Guidelines ...
Mining & Energy
Chanda calls for investor linkages to unlock idle mining licenses
Party leader, Charles Chanda, has urged government to urgently facilitate partnerships between small-scale mining licence holders and serious investors to unlock the country’s ...
Mining & Energy
Engineers call on govt to explore geothermal energy
The Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ), has called on government to consider exploring geothermal energy to strengthen energy security, diversify the national power ...
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Trafigura reportedly exits 2,000MW power project, casts uncertainty over Zambia, DRC energy initiatives
Commodity trader, Trafigura, has reportedly withdrawn from a proposed 2,000-megawatt regional power transmission project that was expected to supply electricity from Angola to ...
Mining & Energy
Zambian govt says K4.3 billion solar contracts signed
Government says it has signed contracts worth more than K4.3 billion to roll out solar power plants in all of Zambia’s 156 constituencies ...
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ZCCM-IH appoints advisers as Zambia seeks to boost presence in global capital markets
ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc (ZCCM-IH) has appointed local and international transaction advisers to advance its Listing Optimisation Process as the State-backed mining investment ...
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Zambia reviews over 820 mining license applications, as artisanal mining demand surges
Zambia’s Minerals Regulation Commission (MRC) says it has reviewed 823 mining licence applications over the past two weeks, representing nearly half of the ...
Mining & Energy
Musonda urges political parties to commit to stable mining policies
Mining enthusiast, Charles Musonda, has urged Zambia’s major political parties to commit to preserving policy certainty in the mining sector regardless of the ...
