Zambia power map, focused on north

Officials flag up risks of Chinese plan to pump water to Zambia’s southern hydro plants


Issue 514 - 10 Oct 2024 - By Chiwoyu Sinyangwe | 2 minute read

An internal report by Zambia’s Meteorological Department seen by African Energy has warned that a plan to take water from the Luapula river in the north and pump it to the hydroelectric plants on the Kafue river in the south could cause severe harm to the ecosystem.

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