Maamba Energy Ltd

Maamba Energy Limited formally known as Maamba Collieries Limited, in Sinazongwe District in Southern Province, is Zambia’s largest coal mine and is also the nation’s biggest Independent Power Producer (IPP) with Zambia’s only coal-fired Thermal Power Plant (TPP). The company operates a 300 MW (2 X 150 MW units) modern, eco-friendly power plant – the only one of its kind in Zambia – with the capacity to supply 10 percent of the country’s current installed electricity generation capacity. It is owned 65 percent by Nava Bharat Singapore Pte and 35 percent by ZCCM-IH, with capital outlay of US$919 million for the integrated project. The plant provides diversity in the nation’s energy mix and contributes to the nation’s base load electricity demand with high-availability factor that is independent of climate change, thereby augmenting energy security of Zambia.