Hangzhou, China | December 5, 2024 – The International Center on Small Hydro Power (ICSHP) and Development Reimagined successfully co-hosted the "Investing in Zambia's Green Growth: Renewable Energy Development and Environmental Products Manufacturing Meeting" on December 2, 2024. The event brought together government officials, industry leaders, and technical experts to explore sustainable investment opportunities in Zambia's green economy.
Mr. Xu Jincai, Director General of ICSHP, underscored the growing energy partnership between China and Zambia, showcasing ICSHP's achievements in technology transfer and capacity building. "Our center stands ready to support Zambia's renewable energy transition through practical cooperation," Xu stated.
Mr. Alfred Likokoto Sililo, Chargé D’Affaires of the Zambian Embassy, reaffirmed Zambia's commitment to green energy development. He praised the meeting represented an important step in the bilateral relations and invited Chinese enterprises to participate in Zambia's sustainable development initiatives.
Additional opening remarks were delivered by Ms. Yike Fu, Climate Program Director at Development Reimagined and Mr. Davies Siandahu Chinkusu, Director of Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre (KGRTC), who highlighted Zambia's training needs for renewable energy professionals
The meeting focused on two themes: investment opportunities in Zambia’s renewable energy value chain and the potential for local manufacturing of environmental goods. Mr. Chen Zhang, Head of the Africa Section of International Business Department of China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute, delivered a keynote speech on “Prospects of China-Zambia Renewable Energy Cooperation”. Mr. Mwaba Matimba, Head of the Engineering Projects and Consulting Department of KGRTC, delivered a keynote speech on “Renewable Energy Development Potential and Project Opportunities in Zambia”. Experts from World Resources Institute (WRI), Renewable Energy Committee of China Energy Research Society, Jiangsu HANCHU ESS, Shenzhen Power-Solution, UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO), China Power Engineering Consulting Group International Engineering Co., LTD., and other experts engaged in in-depth exchanges with Zambian participants. They discussed the potential of renewable energy development, project opportunities and the challenges and opportunities faced by environmental product manufacturing in Zambia. Through thematic and open discussions, both sides further identified opportunities and paths for cooperation, laying a solid foundation for practical cooperation in the future.
The meeting not only deepened the communication and cooperation between China and Zambia in the field of green growth, but also built a valuable exchange platform for enterprises from both countries. It vigorously promoted the practical cooperation in renewable energy and environmental protection products manufacturing, opening a new chapter of green cooperation between China and Zambia.
