Zambia commissions China-supported power plant

STORY: Zambia commissions China-supported power plant DATELINE: March 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the power plant 2. various of the ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAKAINDE HICHILEMA, Zambian President 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DU XIAOHUI, Chinese Ambassador to Zambia 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHARLES MILUPI, Acting Energy Minister STORYLINE: Zambia commissioned the China-built Kafue Gorge Lower Hydropower Station on Friday following the switching on of its fifth generator. The power plant was constructed by China's hydropower engineering and construction company Sinohydro and funded by the Export-Import Bank of China. The commissioning of the plant adds an additional 750 megawatts of power to the national grid. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAKAINDE HICHILEMA, Zambian President "We checklisted a number of things that we were going to do and do them better. And this is one of them. On behalf of the people of Zambia, I am very proud of the Chinese flex