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| Country | Zambia |
| Province | Southern |
| District | Sinazongwe |
Maamba is a town located in Sinazongwe District in the Southern Province, Zambia. It is about 35 kilometres south-west of Sinazeze and about 250 km south-west of the capital city of Zambia, Lusaka. [2]
Maamba is a coal mining town with about 13000 residents. [2] [ citation needed ]
Maamba gets its name from the Lozi Tribe, meaning talkative person.[ citation needed ]
Maamba is the home to the largest Coal Plant in Zambia at 300MW, built for U$750million and operated by Maamba Collieries Limited (MCL) which as of 2010 is 100% owned by Nava Bharat Ventures Limited (NVBL) of India. [2] [3] [4]
In 2021, Maamba Collieries Limited announced they were interested in increasing the capacity from 300 to 600MW. [5]
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