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Zambia’s electricity is largely from hydro power which has an installed capacity of 2,347 MW representing 96 % of national consumption while the remaining 4 % is from other sources such as fossil fuels. With low level of rainfall recorded in the past few years, Zambia was left grappling with...

Electricity has over the years played an important role in influencing development in almost, if not all, areas of life, including healthcare delivery. Access to reliable electricity plays a cardinal role in healthcare delivery and is deemed as an important determinant for providing quality...

The aim of this research is to facilitate informed decision making for an optimal cost-based allocation of future electricity generation resources in Zambia. Such a study is cardinal in order to find out which energy technologies are economically viable from a long-term perspective for our...

As the population of Zambia is growing bigger, so does the demand for energy. Currently, Zambia is dependent on ZESCO as the main producer of electricity for the Zambian people. Despite the government liberalising the energy sector in 1997, very few private players have come on board. ZESCO has...

Zambia is largely a mineral economy faced with challenges of designing a tax system that meets two fundamental objectives namely to ensure a fair share of rent for itself and simultaneously allowing for sufficient investment revenues needed by investors. Zambia’s mine fiscal regime has evolved...

In 2015 unparalleled energy crisis was experienced due to depleted energy stocks in the hydroelectric dams and reduced river flows in the Kafue and Zambezi river basin and the northern water circuit. In the past, energy profile of Zambia showed serious imbalance due to over dependence on one...

Konkola Copper Mines’ (KCM) Nchanga smelter utilises a modern technology of direct to blister flash smelting process designed by Outotec, Finland. Slags from the direct to blister flash smelting unit are carbothermically reduced through a two stage electric slag cleaning furnaces (ESCF) to...

Zambia’s economic history has, to some extent, been greatly influenced by the early 1970s energy oil crisis precipitated by the steep adjustment of the international oil prices following the Arab-Israeli war of 1972. Globally, energy is arguably one of the major determinants of economic growth....

One of the major problems in concentrating solar radiation on the Photovoltaic (PV) module is the uneven illumination of the solar cells. The non – uniform irradiance creates hot spots on the module and increases its temperature. The high temperature results in a lower efficiency and increases...

The aim of this study was to carry out an experimental investigation on drying fresh Kapenta (Stolothrissa tanganicae), in a Greenhouse Solar Dryer and to evaluate a suitable thin-layer drying model for fresh Kapenta. The nutritional constituents and quality of dried Kapenta produced from a...