The basic, underlying framework that makes up the organizational structures and facilities to help a country function is the infrastructure. With improvements of .6 percent, the infrastructure in Zambia has been growing.

The country of Zambia is a place where about 70 percent of the population depends on agriculture to survive and this brings about a slight hindrance to the economy. The country has a high generation capacity and the power that is consumed only brings forth a few power outages compared to other areas. However, Zambia draws their power from the mining industry, while household electrification is only half of what other resource-rich countries have. The country of Zambia has power tariffs, which are some of the lowest in Africa and are at the level where they need to accelerate electrification to keep pace with the mining sector demands. Concerning power as well as other areas of their infrastructure in Zambia, they are behind most of the other African countries.

To improve the infrastructure in Zambia, they would need to spend an average of $1.6 billion a year to be able to match the rest of the rest of the worlds developing infrastructure. To close the countries annual infrastructure funding gap of $500 million would require them to raise more funds, find frugal ways to meet infrastructure targets and to rid themselves of inefficiencies that cause the loss of $300 million a year.

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Even with the slight improvement but still being behind the infrastructure curve, development of the infrastructure in Zambia is one of the government's priority and is upheld in the both the country’s Fifth National Development Plan and the Sixth National Development Plan as well as the National Vision 2030. To ensure an effective functioning economy, infrastructure is imperative in driving competitiveness. The country has basic reliable airports, road networks, railway lines, energy generation, transmission installations, and telecommunication infrastructure.

The country has objectives such as increasing and expanding the non-traditional exports by providing value addition and diverse products into existing and new markets. Additionally, plans to identify investment opportunities attract and facilitate in sectors like agriculture, livestock, fisheries and forestry, manufacturing, tourism, infrastructure, energy, and mining. They plan to promote the growth and development of Zambia's emerging private sector to help create wealth and provide employment.

Even though the growth is small, the infrastructure in Zambia is growing. With a plan in the works, Zambia has a goal for the future. Zambia’s goal is to help provide wealth as well as one million jobs through promotion and facilitation investment, trade, and enterprise. The plan is to have this all developed for the benefit of Zambians by 2020.

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