CEC READY TO MEET INCREASING ENERGY DEMANDS

BY ROGERS KALERO

THE Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) is ready to meet the increasing demand  for energy by making the necessary investments in the sector and ensure that it  continues to gain and hold the confidence of its customers,” CEC Managing Director Owen Silavwe has said

Mr Silavwe said, with increased investor confidence in Zambia, CEC was ready to make  the necessary investments to satisfy the demands for energy and ensure customer  satisfaction

Mr Silavwe said this after CEC received an Excellence Award from the Engineering Institute of Zambia (EIZ) at its annual conference held  in Livingstone from April 20-22, 2023

The award is in recognition of its contribution to engineering innovation through its  Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) project for the expansion of its 1Megawatt  (MW) Riverside Solar PV Plant located in Kitwe to 34Megawatt (MW) He said CEC was committed to providing reliable power to its customers on the Copperbelt to assist Government meet its target of producing three-million tons of copper in  the next decade.

“With increased investor confidence in Zambia, more investment in the energy sector is needed  and CEC is ready to make the necessary investments to ensure customer satisfaction,” Mr. Silavwe added.

On October 28, 2022, CEC incorporated a new subsidiary CEC Renewables Limited (CEC Renewables). 

And ss a wholly owned business, CEC Renewables is dedicated to green energy initiatives, specifically developing, and integrating renewable energy sources such as solar and wind into the CEC power generation and sourcing strategy.

CEC Renewables’ newest project is the recently commissioned 33.15MWp Riverside Solar PV 

Plant by. President Hakainde Hichilema on February 15, 2023.

CEC Renewables also plans a second solar project –  the Itimpi Solar Development Project-Phase I. This greenfield utility scale 60MWp solar PV facility will be situated in Kitwe’s outskirt area of  Garneton on 80 hectares of land, with completion projected to be in the fourth quarter of this year.