HH COMMISSIONS $300M SOLAR AND BATTERY PROJECT, URGES MORE ENERGY SECTOR REFORMS

Zambia’s president launches country’s largest hybrid solar-plus-storage project

Zambia's president, Hakainde Hichilema, attended the recent launch of the African country’s largest hybrid renewable energy project.

Globeleq Launches 250 MWp Solar + 150 MW/600 MWh BESS Leopards Hill Project in Zambia

Globeleq has launched Zambia's largest hybrid renewable energy project, Leopards Hill, incorporating a 250 MWp solar PV plant and a 150 MW/600 MWh battery energy storage system. The initiative aims to improve energy security and create jobs while integrating with the national grid. It is being developed near Lusaka, with financial closure expected by 2026. The post Globeleq Launches 250 MWp Solar + 150 MW/600 MWh BESS Leopards Hill Project in Za…

HH COMMISSIONS $300M SOLAR AND BATTERY PROJECT, URGES MORE ENERGY SECTOR REFORMS

HH COMMISSIONS $300M SOLAR AND BATTERY PROJECT, URGES MORE ENERGY SECTOR REFORMS April 21, 2026 President Hakainde Hichilema has called for the continued implementation of reforms in the energy sector. He says reforms that are not working properly must be fixed, adding that reforms deliver results as evidenced by the revival of the energy sector. […] The post HH COMMISSIONS $300M SOLAR AND BATTERY PROJECT, URGES MORE ENERGY SECTOR REFORMS first …

Zambia : President Hichilema launches construction of 250-megawatt solar plant

President Hakainde Hichilema has launched the construction of a 250-megawatt solar power plant and a 150 MW/600 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Chongwe District. The solar project, to be situated at Kyindu Ranch along Leopards Hill Road, will be constructed by Globeleq in partnership with ZESCO Limited. President Hakainde Hichilema said the US$350 […]