PRESIDENT HICHILEMA TO COMMISSION ZAMBIA’S LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT IN CHISAMBA
June 29,2025
President Hakainde Hichilema is scheduled to officially commission the $100 million Chisamba Solar Power Plant tomorrow, marking a historic moment in Zambia’s journey toward energy sustainability.
The 100-megawatt solar facility, confirmed by ZESCO spokesperson Matongo Maumbi, stands as the nation’s largest and most ambitious solar project to date.
Mr. Maumbi stated that the plant is a landmark in Zambia’s broader energy diversification agenda, serving as a blueprint for future solar initiatives.
He emphasized that the plant contributes significantly to President Hichilema’s ambitious goal of generating 1,000 megawatts from solar sources by the end of 2025.
Speaking to ZNBC in Chisamba, Mr. Maumbi announced that Phase 2 of the project is poised to begin soon, reinforcing the country’s commitment to clean energy.
He noted that ZESCO is collaborating with the private sector to roll out similar solar projects across Zambia in pursuit of the 1,000-megawatt target.
Chisamba Solar Power Plant Manager Chiz Nyirenda disclosed that the construction phase created employment for about 1,300 workers, with 98 percent sourced from nearby communities.
Mr. Nyirenda added that technical commissioning of the plant was completed in May, and it has since begun transmitting electricity into ZESCO’s national grid.
He further revealed that the now operational plant will maintain a workforce of 100, employing 40 people directly and 60 indirectly.
The launch of the Chisamba Solar Power Plant underscores President Hichilema’s vision for a greener, energy-secure Zambia and his resolve to uplift local communities through strategic infrastructure investments.
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Namibia, Botswana and other countries will be very happy about this development because this will guarantee them uninterrupted power supply. For Zambia, if he returns to office by hook or crook after 2026, it will be total darkness again. Mark my word. He can never be trusted.
DO NOT BE FOOLED.
DO NOT BE A FOOL.
VOTE FOR CHANGE IN 2026.
Keep on dreaming when things are happening.HH 20 Sate 1.Hatred will take you to an early grave
HH needs detractors like this Indigo Blue guy to keep scoring these crucial goals otherwise he will relax the way Chiluba did and started following skirts. So yes Mr Ultra Violet is welcome. Let him continue hallucinating, howling, yelping, yelling, etc, etc while we move forward.
Was in Kabwe recently, and looked at Mulungushi Textiles which the President claimed to have re-opened recently .it was still dead.
The Luanshya Copper Mines Shaft 28 is still dead, may be dewatering I guess….
Mopani and KCM still a mess.
It’s all propaganda.
The plan for 1,300 MW by year end looks like the same propaganda , and it is just noise.
This government is Propaganda..It breaths and Lives Propaganda. That is it’s Oxygen.
We are told the Chisamba 100MW started being fed into the grid in May 2025.
Kindly note there’s 450 MW from Kafue Hydro – Power, 300 MW from Maamba Collieries, 150 MW from the Ndola Plant, 103 MW from Victoria Falls Hydro. And another 150MW from combined Miscellaneous Plants such as Kalungwishi, CEC Solar, etc. against the national consumption of 1,200 MW.
I haven’t included Kariba Hydro Power plant.
But still the load shedding continues.
This government is just noise. Even at funerals, it’s noise.A lot of noise, but for people who live in these areas, they see a different picture.