{"id":74083,"date":"2025-06-30T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant"},"modified":"2025-06-30T10:10:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T10:10:00","slug":"hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant","title":{"rendered":"HICHILEMA TO COMMISSION ZAMBIA\u2019S LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>President Hakainde Hichilema is scheduled to officially commission the $100 million Chisamba Solar Power Plant tomorrow, marking a historic moment in Zambia\u2019s journey toward energy sustainability.<\/p>\n

The 100-megawatt solar facility, confirmed by ZESCO spokesperson Matongo Maumbi, stands as the nation\u2019s largest and most ambitious solar project to date.<\/p>\n

Mr. Maumbi stated that the plant is a landmark in Zambia\u2019s broader energy diversification agenda, serving as a blueprint for future solar initiatives.<\/p>\n

He emphasized that the plant contributes significantly to President Hichilema\u2019s ambitious goal of generating 1,000 megawatts from solar sources by the end of 2025.<\/p>\n

Speaking to ZNBC in Chisamba, Mr. Maumbi announced that Phase 2 of the project is poised to begin soon, reinforcing the country\u2019s commitment to clean energy.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Mr. Nyirenda added that technical commissioning of the plant was completed in May, and it has since begun transmitting electricity into ZESCO\u2019s national grid.<\/p>\n

He further revealed that the now operational plant will maintain a workforce of 100, employing 40 people directly and 60 indirectly.<\/p>\n

The launch of the Chisamba Solar Power Plant underscores President Hichilema\u2019s vision for a greener, energy-secure Zambia and his resolve to uplift local communities through strategic infrastructure investments.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. President Hakainde Hichilema is scheduled to officially commission the $100 million Chisamba Solar Power Plant tomorrow, marking a historic moment in Zambia\u2019s journey toward energy sustainability. The 100-megawatt solar facility, confirmed by ZESCO spokesperson Matongo Maumbi, stands as the nation\u2019s largest and most ambitious solar project to date. Mr. Maumbi stated that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":74082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5,7],"tags":[234,235,233],"class_list":["post-74083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-economy","category-head-lines","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-zambia","tag-zambia"],"yoast_head":"\nHICHILEMA TO COMMISSION ZAMBIA\u2019S LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT - Zambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"HICHILEMA TO COMMISSION ZAMBIA\u2019S LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Africa-Press – Zambia. President Hakainde Hichilema is scheduled to officially commission the $100 million Chisamba Solar Power Plant tomorrow, marking a historic moment in Zambia\u2019s journey toward energy sustainability. The 100-megawatt solar facility, confirmed by ZESCO spokesperson Matongo Maumbi, stands as the nation\u2019s largest and most ambitious solar project to date. Mr. Maumbi stated that […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Zambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-30T10:10:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"HICHILEMA TO COMMISSION ZAMBIA\u2019S LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-30T10:10:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant\"},\"wordCount\":262,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/MohamadReza1751265631.557422.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Zambia\",\"Zambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"economy\",\"head lines\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant\",\"name\":\"HICHILEMA TO COMMISSION ZAMBIA\u2019S LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT - Zambia\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/MohamadReza1751265631.557422.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-30T10:10:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/MohamadReza1751265631.557422.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/MohamadReza1751265631.557422.jpg\",\"width\":600,\"height\":306,\"caption\":\"HICHILEMA TO COMMISSION ZAMBIA\u2019S LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"HICHILEMA TO COMMISSION ZAMBIA\u2019S LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/\",\"name\":\"Zambia\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"HICHILEMA TO COMMISSION ZAMBIA\u2019S LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT - Zambia","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"HICHILEMA TO COMMISSION ZAMBIA\u2019S LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT","og_description":"Africa-Press – Zambia. President Hakainde Hichilema is scheduled to officially commission the $100 million Chisamba Solar Power Plant tomorrow, marking a historic moment in Zambia\u2019s journey toward energy sustainability. The 100-megawatt solar facility, confirmed by ZESCO spokesperson Matongo Maumbi, stands as the nation\u2019s largest and most ambitious solar project to date. Mr. Maumbi stated that […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant","og_site_name":"Zambia","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2025-06-30T10:10:00+00:00","author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"HICHILEMA TO COMMISSION ZAMBIA\u2019S LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT","datePublished":"2025-06-30T10:10:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant"},"wordCount":262,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/MohamadReza1751265631.557422.jpg","keywords":["Africa Press","Africa Press-Zambia","Zambia"],"articleSection":["all news","economy","head lines"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant","name":"HICHILEMA TO COMMISSION ZAMBIA\u2019S LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT - Zambia","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/MohamadReza1751265631.557422.jpg","datePublished":"2025-06-30T10:10:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/MohamadReza1751265631.557422.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/MohamadReza1751265631.557422.jpg","width":600,"height":306,"caption":"HICHILEMA TO COMMISSION ZAMBIA\u2019S LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/hichilema-to-commission-zambias-largest-solar-power-plant#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"HICHILEMA TO COMMISSION ZAMBIA\u2019S LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/","name":"Zambia","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}