The president and chief govt of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has reaffirmed the Group’s dedication to supporting the federal government of Zambia to mitigate local weather change and strengthen the vitality and agriculture sectors.
He emphasised Zambia’s huge potential for agricultural growth by diversification into climate-smart and irrigation-based farming, aligning with the nation’s targets for financial resilience and meals safety.
Talking throughout a courtesy name on Mr Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia, Dangote additionally pledged to discover investments in photo voltaic and thermal vitality era, leveraging the Ndola facility to assist deal with energy deficits in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
He additionally expressed curiosity in harnessing Zambia’s mineral assets, together with coal, to develop sustainable energy options for the area.
Dangote’s visionary funding in a 30 MW captive energy plant has enabled self-sufficiency and allowed the corporate to feed 8 MW of energy again into the nationwide grid by the Copperbelt Vitality Company (CEC), contributing to Zambia’s vitality resilience.
President Hichilema, whereas talking, welcomed Dangote’s dedication, affirming that Zambia is able to companion with the Dangote Group to unlock new alternatives for industrial development and regional cooperation. These initiatives are aligned with the Authorities’s eighth Nationwide Improvement Plan (2022–2026), notably within the areas of producing, vitality, and agriculture.
By means of sustained funding, innovation, and collaboration, the Dangote Group continues to place itself as a trusted strategic companion in Zambia’s industrialisation and financial transformation journey.
Since its institution in Zambia, the Dangote Group has demonstrated sturdy confidence within the host economic system. Dangote Cement Zambia Restricted (DCZL) represents the only largest funding within the nation’s manufacturing sector, with an outlay exceeding USD 500 million.
Commissioned in 2015, the 1.5 million metric tonnes every year (MTPA) built-in cement plant in Ndola features a 30 MW captive energy plant and a fleet of over 400 vans to make sure environment friendly nationwide distribution.
The entry of Dangote Cement remodeled Zambia from a internet importer of cement into a number one exporter throughout the SADC area. Since commissioning, DCZL has offered greater than 8 million tonnes of cement and stays the market chief for high quality and reliability. In recognition of its excellence, Dangote Cement’s flagship product, Dangote 3X, was named Runner-up Product of the Yr 2025 by the Zambian Affiliation of Producers (ZAM). The corporate has additionally been awarded Exporter of the Yr by ZAM and the Zambia Bureau of Requirements (ZABS) for 3 consecutive years (2021–2023), sustaining a runner-up place in 2024 and 2025.
Dangote Cement Zambia immediately employs over 1,200 folks, with an extra 5,000 benefiting not directly by ancillary sectors, together with logistics, engineering, and native provide chains. All uncooked supplies are sourced regionally, guaranteeing that worth creation and financial advantages stay inside Zambia.
As a part of its sustainability technique, Dangote Cement has made vital progress in lowering its carbon footprint by changing over 30 per cent of fossil fuels with various fuels, together with used tyres, municipal waste, plastic, sawdust, and corn cobs. The corporate is licensed by the Zambia Environmental Administration Company (ZEMA) to eliminate hazardous waste safely and has obtained a number of Environmental and Sustainability Awards for its management in inexperienced manufacturing practices.
In the course of the go to, President Hichilema counseled the Dangote Group for its continued contribution to nationwide growth and urged the corporate to companion with the federal government and the personal sector in addressing Zambia’s ongoing vitality challenges.
