Mining companies in Zambia are turning to decentralized power purchase agreements to tackle electricity supply challenges caused by low rainfall and limited generation capacity.

Tertiary Minerals has reported a significant discovery of high-grade silver and cobalt deposits at the Mushima North Copper-Zinc Project in Zambia, with potential for further resource expansion.

Anglo American will fund exploration activities planned by Handa Resources in mining licence 33404-HQ-LML.

The partnership is expected to result in the development of institutional marketing and trading capacity for Zambia’s copper resources.

Patriot Lithium has committed to exploration and feasibility studies with potential milestone payments tied to resource discovery.

The project could hold as much as 6.3 million tons of underground reserves.

The electricity supply agreement signed with GreenCo will support Zambia’s efforts to increase annual copper output to three million tons by 2030.