Zambia plans construction of 600-MW Kafue Gorge project

摘要

Zambia plans to begin construction of a $1.5 billion hydro project in 2011, with the project's completion planned for 2017.rnOfficials say the government will engage the private sector to help build the 600-MW Kafue Gorge Lower hydroelectric project in a two-stage tender process. The Zambian Government will put up $250 million, with a comparable sum coming from private equity.