Why should German and European service providers invest in Zambia?

For German and European service providers active in the energy sector, Zambia presents significant potential for business development. There are clear needs across the solar energy and storage value chain, including pro-ject development and financing, equipment manufacturing, system inte-gration and contracting.

What will Zambia's energy demand look like in 2040?

The government anticipates that peak demand will be at 8,000 MW by 2030 and 10,000 MW by 2040 (from around 3,000 MW in 2022). It also projects that the demand will be largely driven by mining and agricultural consumers and not residential consumers as projected in the COSS (Government of Zambia, 2022). 4. Zambia's renewable energy landscape

Does Zambia export electricity?

Electricity imports and exports in GWh (first half of 2022) As mentioned in the previous chapter, Zambia has developed into an export powerhouse in recent years. This is also demonstrated by the data from the first half of 2022.

Is Zambia a copper producer?

Zambia is the second largest producer of copper in Africa and its economy is heavily dependent on copper mining (at least 70% of total exports). Efforts to diversify economic activ-ity or invest revenues from mining to other sectors of the economy have been limited.

Which ports are used to ship goods to Zambia?

However, Dar Es Salaam is the port of choice for goods coming from Asia. Some of the ports that are used for shipping goods destined for Zambia are Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth (South Africa) and Beira and Nacala (Mozambique).

Does Zambia need hydropower?

In recent years, Zambia has been able to improve its electricity supply but remains largely dependent on hydropower. This dependency represents a risk to the security of supply, as evidenced by the return of scheduled load shedding at the end of 2022 until February 2023, due to low water levels on the Zambezi River.