Zambia, which is facing severe power shortages due to a record drought affecting its hydropower sources, is considering a proposal by the Chinese-owned Wonderful Group to build a $900 million, 600-megawatt coal-fired power plant, according to a statement from Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema's meeting with Wonderful Group Chief Operations Officer Frank Mulenga.
"Every company knows the impact that climate change had this year because of the extensive drought," Mulenga said in the video from the meeting, posted by the president on social media.
In July, reports said that a Zambian coal mining company, Maamba Collieries, would build a 300-megawatt coal-fired power plant over two years.