Zambia: ABB wins $32m substation contract



Issue 261 - 14 Sep 2013 | 1 minute read

ABB has won a $32m contract to build a new substation and upgrade an existing substation at First Quantum Minerals’ Kansanshi copper mine. Kansanshi, the largest copper mine in Africa, is 80% owned by First Quantum subsidiary Kansanshi Mining and 20% owned by a subsidiary of state mining company ZCCM. It is located 10km north of Solwezi and 180km north-west of the Copperbelt town of Chingola.

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