Serenje District

Serenje District
District location in Zambia
District location in Zambia
Country Zambia
ProvinceCentral Province
CapitalSerenje
Area
 • Total11,455 km2 (4,423 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total158,192
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Serenje District is a district of Zambia, located in Central Province. The capital lies at Serenje. As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 158,192 people.[1] It consists of two constituencies, namely Serenje and Muchinga.[2][3] The district contains Lake Lusiwasi.

Serenje Solar Power Station, the largest solar power station in Zambia, as of July 2021 is under development in the district, by Ultra Green Corporation Zambia Limited, a 100 percent subsidiary of Ultra Green Corporation Inc., an independent power producer, based in the United States.[4][5]

  1. ^ 2022 Census of Population and Housing - Preliminary Report (PDF)
  2. ^ "Serenje Council cancels CDF grants". Zambia: News Diggers!. 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  3. ^ Government Gazette Notice
  4. ^ Jean Marie Takouleu (2 July 2021). "Zambia: Ultra Green to break ground on 200 MWp solar plant in September". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. ^ Dennis Ayemba (5 July 2021). "200MW Serenje solar plant project to be built in Zambia". Construction Review Online. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 14 July 2021.