Zambia’s Energy Sector Drives the Country’s Industrial Base… .as Petroleum Pushes Social Interaction

ENERGY is a key sector to Zambia’s socio-economic development and is inextricably linked to, and exerts a strong influence on other sectors of the economy.

Agricultural and industrial production, mining, tourism, construction, social and administrative services all rely on energy to drive their growth.

Petroleum products being mainly petrol, diesel and kerosene are used to fuel industrial activities both at micro and macro level, a clear demonstration of its importance to economic development.

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