Zuwa Solar to develop a 80 -120 MW Solar PV farm on the Bwana Mkubwa tailings dams

Zuwa Solar Limited, a Zambian registered solar PV Development company proposes to construct an 80 – 120 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant on approximately 150 ha of land on the surface of old copper ore tailings dams that are derived from copper mines operated by First Quantum Mining and Operations Limited. The Bwana Mkubwa tailings dams are located at the southern extension of the Zambian Copperbelt, 10 km south east of the Ndola where mining operations ceased in 2010. "The site presents us with a number of advantages with respect to both solar conditions, suitable ground conditions, and proximity to the grid, while also eliminating the need to remove any existing vegetation from the site” says Dick Berlijn, a Director of Zuwa Solar.