Mwelwa Chibesakunda

Upepo Energy is a Zambian renewable energy company committed to bringing clean and affordable wind, solar, and battery storage projects to East Africa. Upepo Energy's industry-leading team is based in Tanzania and the United States, with a breadth of renewable energy industry and sub-Saharan African experience. The company is based in Lusaka, Zambia. The company focuses on providing much-needed electricity, local jobs, technology transfer, investment capital, improved roads, and added community services through employment, local taxes, and project-backed community trust funds. Upepo Energy has completed utility-scale renewable energy projects in African communities, including the Upepo Energy Center in Singida and the Masaiti Energy Center in Zambia. The company works closely with community leaders to build lasting partnerships focused on fostering thriving local communities through education. The company was founded by Dean Baumgardner and Tom Carnahan, with Tom Carnahan serving as CEO since incorporation.

Chibesakunda & Co. is a Zambian company that provides legal services. The private company is based in Lusaka, Zambia.

MCL is the largest producer of coal in Zambia. It is a wholly owned Government company engaged in the mining and selling of coal to major industries in Zambia, including the newly privatized companies in mining, chemicals, cement and breweries, as well as for exports to neighboring countries. MCL is the largest employer in the Southern part of Zambia and cradles the hopes and aspirations of a large proportion of the population in the Southern Province. It is located in Maamba town 352 km from Lusaka the capital city of Zambia. The main facilities available at MCL mining operations include the Coal Processing Plant (washing plant), water treatment plant, pump station, weigh bridges, engineering workshops, and other support infrastructure. MCL was incorporated as a limited company in 1971 under the ownership of the Government through the Zambia Industrial and Mining Corporation Limited (ZIMCO).