After three years of talk and no action, the process to start work on the 300MW Kam’mwamba Coal-Fired Power Plant Project in Neno, with a lifespan of 30 years, seems to have started, The Nation has been established. Kam’mwamba power Generation Company Limited, a special purpose vehicle to implement the project, is seeking suppliers if limestone between 17600 and 21000 tonnes per year, to be used during the operation of the power plant. The commencement of the project, which will be the biggest investment in the energy sector to take about three years, raises hopes for improved power supply in the country and is critical to attract investments, particularly in the mining sector.
Get more information on the form of contracting and an interview with Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining spokesperson Saidi Banda in the article on the photo.