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Zambia turns to pension fund to finance expansion of coal power plant


Issue 510 - 31 Jul 2024 - By Chiwoyu Sinyangwe | 3 minute read

 Zambia’s National Pension Scheme Authority is to provide half of the $400m cost of adding 300MW of generating capacity to the MCL coal-fired plant in Sinazongwe, after international investors steered clear of the project, writes Chiwoyu Sinyangwe in Lusaka.

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