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Zambia's main source of energy is hydro generation, which accounts for more than 95% of the total electricity production. Other electricity sources include diesel, thermal, solar, and heavy fuel oil (HFO). In 2014, the total installed capacity in Zambia was 2,396 MW disaggregated as follows: 2,255 MW for hydro; 80 MW for thermal; 11 MW for diesel; 50 MW for HFO; and 0.06 MW for solar.

Zambia's key tourism assets include pristine national parks and game management areas, waterfalls, lakes and rivers holding about 35% of Southern Africa's total natural water resources, and "wildlife protected areas" occupying about 10% of the country's total land area. (...)

The Ministry of Tourism and Arts (MTA) oversees all portfolio functions and operations of the country's tourism and cultural sector, including accommodation, arts and culture centres, culture industries, casinos, national parks and wildlife, safari operations, travel agencies, and tourism policy. Several other institutions operate in the sub-sector, under the supervision of the MTA. These include the Department of National Parks and Wildlife, the Zambia Tourism Agency, the National Arts Council, and the Hotel and Tourism Training Institute.

Tourism operators must be licensed by the Zambia Tourism Agency. Other authorities may also issue licences in certain instances; for example, the Department of National Parks and Wildlife may issue licences to safari hunting companies. (...)

Table A3.3 List of priority sectors
Sectors Details
Energy and water development
Fuel Building and installation of processing and refinery plants for bio-fuel
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Water supply Construction of water and sewage treatment plants

Context:
3.88. The ZDA (Zambia Development Agency) may recommend to the Ministry of Finance incentives to investors who invest not less than US$500,000 in an MFEZ (multi-facility economic zone), an industrial park, a priority sector, or a rural enterprise (Table 3.14). Priority sectors are those outlined in the second schedule of the ZDA Act (Table A3.3).

The DRC also has a genuine energy advantage in the Congo River. Its powerful average rate of flow (40,000 m3/day) has a hydroelectric potential of 100,000 MW, the highest in Africa (37%). A further 217 hydroelectric sites have been identified. In view of the country's and region's current energy deficit, there are several opportunities for investment in the construction of hydroelectric dams, and the cross border transmission, distribution and marketing of electricity. The situation improved further when in 2015 the Government liberalized the whole sector in the context of its policy aimed at substantially increasing the available power ratings and boosting coverage rates; it is also taking steps to liberalize the regional electricity market.

The DRC also has immense potential for tourism of many kinds across 1,142 sites in 2014 combining biodiversity, 7 national parks and 57 exceptional reservations, its topography, varied climate, ethnic diversity and culture.

Moreover in legislative terms, the Government is planning to revise Law No. 82 001 of 7 January 1982 on industrial property in order to bring it into line with the relevant provisions of the TRIPS Agreement, and to accede to the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol. The DRC is also preparing to adopt a law on standardization and metrology and to revitalize and promote related activities. The plans include the adoption of standards in several fields such as hydrocarbons, cosmetic products, pharmaceutical products, textiles, electronic engineering, aromatic herbs and spices, the environment, beers, alcohols and liqueurs, etc.

Additionally the Government plans to implement the National Programme on the Environment, Forestry, Water Resources and Biodiversity (PNEFEB). This single strategic framework for action is more exhaustive than any of the commitments assumed by the Congolese State.

The State plans to reduce use of wood as a fuel by 25 30% by 2030, plant around 3 million ha of forest by 2025, establish an average annual growth rate in the forestry sector of 5%, and increase the volume of production in logs and commercial timber by around 10% per year. Additionally, as part of efforts to combat climate change, the DRC aims to implement mitigation action to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 17% by 2030.