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#GreenGrowthCompact #WeAreCopperQueens #gsbZambia #Fazfootball #Zambia #GerZam #DiasporaAfricana #DiasporaCommunity #NHS
#Zambia set to become 2nd country in Africa to generate geothermal power reliably!
Project will provide power for grid & rural electricity, heat for agri-processing & jobs for local economy.
UK providing financial & technical backing.
#KalahariGeoEnergy
πΏπ²π¬π§ #GreenGrowthCompact
Visualizing the beginning of the Β£1bn #GreenGrowthCompact Agreement between Great Britain & Zambia via Official Tweets. πΏπ²π¬π§
By 2026, #Zambia will require an additional 2,600 megawatts of grid energy, almost double current production.
British firms are ready to invest $1bn in Zambia's power infrastructure & jobs market to produce over 1,000 more megawatts of renewable energy.
π¬π§πΏπ² #GreenGrowthCompact
#Breaking
Zambia launches its 30 year power plan!
ππΎ Up to 700,000 direct & indirect jobs created by 2050!
ππΎ Better protection of environment!
ππΎ Energy access & security for all businesses & consumers, to unlock economic growth!
UK proud partner.
πΏπ²π¬π§ #GreenGrowthCompact
Met Zambian Minister of Mines, Hon Paul Kabuswe, to discuss ways to deepen π¬π§πΏπ² partnership, incl in:
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resource mapping
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improving standards
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enhancing value addition
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unlocking new UK investment
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supporting SMEs in value chain
π¬π§πΏπ² #GreenGrowthCompact
From Glasgow, to No.10..
Stretching the legs on Downing Street with Foreign Minister Hon. Stanley K Kakubo after signing of Zambia-UK #GreenGrowthCompact , which will help both our nations to #BuildBackBetter . πΏπ²π¬π§
Nov '21 London: πΏπ²&π¬π§ Ministers sign 1st ever UK-Zambia #GreenGrowthCompact !
April '22 Lusaka: πΏπ²&π¬π§ Ministers grace world's 1st in-country launch of #BII British International Investment!
Oct '22 Washington: πΏπ²&π¬π§ Ministers witness MoU for US$50m UK #BII capital for πΏπ² SMEs!
Last night's relaunch of Lusaka's InterContinental, a flagship brand of UK hotel firm #IHG that includes Crowne Plaza & Holiday Inn in its global portfolio.
New investment in hotels like this supports jobs & growth in Zambia's business & tourism sectors.
#GreenGrowthCompact π¬π§πΏπ²
Joined President Hakainde Hichilema to open Mimbula mine in Chingola. Big investment by UK firm Moxico Resources that will produce 56,000 tonnes p.a. of copper & has already created 900 Zambian jobs. Important that Zambians see benefit of responsible investment.
π¬π§πΏπ² #GreenGrowthCompact
Welcomed to Mufumbwe by Chief Chizela. Saw how UK/Zambian firm Euro Africa Kalengwa Mines supports local community through ~300 jobs, small grants to women-owned businesses, & projects that help deliver public services at hospital, police & radio stations.
πΏπ²π¬π§ #GreenGrowthCompact
Led delegation of UK firms & UK-backed Zambian firms to meet President Hakainde Hichilema, to discuss their plans to invest over $2billion in Zambian renewable energy projects. Investment = πΏπ² jobs = πΏπ² energy security = πΏπ² growth. Reforms key to πΏπ² success.
π¬π§πΏπ² #GreenGrowthCompact
CIGZambia & Climate Compatible Growth hosted a workshop in Lusaka with the MoE and energy experts from leading UK Universities and key sector stakeholders in Zambia. CCG will provide research support to projects under Zambiaβs first Integrated Resources Plan. #GreenGrowthCompact
Another one for π¬π§πΏπ² #GreenGrowthCompact !
Over the last 2 days UKinZambia convened so many voices to discuss how to enhance πΏπ²βs carbon market through collaboration
π¬π§ stands ready to support πΏπ² attract much needed climate finance to tackle #ClimateChange #GoFarGoTogether
Super exciting news about FQM Zambia's $1.25 BILLION extra investment in #Kansanshi , Africa's biggest copper mine & Zambia's top tax earner. Creates 100s new jobs & preserves 1000s more. Builds critical mass for more value-add from πΏπ² firms & πΏπ² supply chains.
#GreenGrowthCompact
FSD Zambia attended the UK-Zambia Green Growth Compact Event yesterday. The Green Growth Compact agreement will boost UK investments in Zambia by up to Β£1 billion, creating thousands of jobs and supporting green energy production.
#GreenGrowthCompact
It would be important to note the impact this #GreenGrowthCompact has had on Lochinvar National Park which is home to the endemic Kafue Lechwe in the Kafue Flats wetland. This supposed green growth has come at great cost to some of our critical ecological infrastructure.
#Zambia soon to have Africa's biggest nickel mine!
Opened FQM Zambia's new nickel concentrator with πΏπ² Minister Mines & π¬π§ His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for Africa. Nickel vital for EV batteries & clean energy transition. β»οΈ
New investment means more πΏπ² jobs & more πΏπ² tax revenue.
πΏπ²π¬π§ #GreenGrowthCompact
Wide-ranging meeting with Zambian Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane. Celebrated progress on π¬π§πΏπ² #GreenGrowthCompact incl. Β£1 billion of new investments by π¬π§ firms into πΏπ² economy since Nov 2021. Discussed ongoing UK support to πΏπ²'s IMF-backed reform plan & debt sustainability.
