Spatial and temporal variation of Zambia lightning for designing lightning protection of infrastructure

S Mpanga, A Zulu, M Mwanza, RL Holle - Electric Power Systems Research, 2024 - Elsevier
This study applies gridding method to lightning big data accessed from the Global Lightning
Dataset (GLD360) from 2016 to 2022 for Zambia. The lightning information modeling (LIM) …

Measures and Technologies for a Low-Carbon Zambian Energy System

A Chitandula, A Abuzayed, KJ Nyoni, AS Vilalta… - 2024 - cambridge.org
This report delves into the essential technologies and strategies that Zambia can adopt to
transition towards a sustainable, low-carbon energy future. It is the second in a series of …

How a good lightning protection program contributes to energy management and sustainability

S Mpanga, A Zulu, M Mwanza, K Ulgen - International symposium on …, 2022 - Springer
Lightning affects many aspects of our lives such as home appliances, machinery,
transportation, electrical energy transmission, environment, agriculture, economy, social …

Improved Parameters for Lightning Protection System Designs for Buildings in Zambia

S Mpanga, A Zulu, M Mwanza… - 2022 36th International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Studies indicate that 90% of buildings in Sub-Saharan Africa are not protected against
lightning strikes. The literature shows that mass casualty events due to the lightning …

[PDF][PDF] Towards a Lightning Detection and Warning System in Zambia

S Mpanga, M Mwanza, A Zulu - Proceedings of the 4th African …, 2023 - academia.edu
Lightning is essentially an electromagnetic field phenomenon that can fundamentally be
characterized using scientific methods. It would interest property designers and managers to …

Zambia's energy mix by the year 2050

P Kaela - 2018 - dspace.unza.zm
In 2015 unparalleled energy crisis was experienced due to depleted energy stocks in the
hydroelectric dams and reduced river flows in the Kafue and Zambezi river basin and the …