00:00from 178 megawatts to more than 1,000.
00:03That is how far Zambia's solar capacity has grown since 2024.
00:07The Ministry of Energy says the country now has 1027 megawatts of solar power.
00:12A month earlier, the figure was 841 megawatts.
00:16Recent projects include a 100-megawatt plant at Mamba
00:19and a 136-megawatt plant at Itempot.
00:22The Chisamba site doubled from 100 to 200 megawatts in July.
00:26A permanent secretary said the expansion responds to a drought
00:29that lowered reservoirs and caused severe load shedding.
00:33He said the grid now meets household and industrial demand.
00:36Market liberalization is attracting private developers.
00:39Total generation capacity is 4,722 megawatts, up 52.3% since 2021.
00:46The government's next goal is 10 gigawatts of installed generation capacity by 2031.
00:52Disclosure.
00:53This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
