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Article: Zambia: Legal advisers appointed for Zambia hydropower project.
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- October 31, 2009
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Byline: prashant03
International law firm Dewey & Le Boeuf has been appointed as legal advisor to the Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation s (Zesco s) $480-million Kariba North Bank extension project.
The 360-MW hydropower station, which would be developed as an extension to the existing 720-MW Kariba North Bank power station, on the Zambezi river, was expected to be completed by December 2012.
It would boost Zambia s overall electricity generating capacity, allowing it to meet its growing power demands and reduce its reliance on power imports from its Southern African neighbours.
A $60-million loan by the Development Bank of Southern ...