HE President Lungu Launches Zambian Bioenergy Project and Cassava Out-Grower Program
His Excellency President Edgar Lungu has today launched the US$190 million biofuel project in Kawambwa, Luapula Province.The Project which is scheduled to start development in 2017 will produce 120 Million litres of bioethanol annually and up to 32MW of additional power. The project is expected to create 600 new jobs during the construction and operations of the plant. Cassava will be the primary feedstock for the plant. President Lungu said “the project is poised to create a