ZiZaBoNa Transmission Interconnector (Namibia Section)

ZIZABona is a transmission project that will interconnect the four countries, on the Namibian side it is a 400/330 kV interconnector line

DESCRIPTION

The name ZIZABONA was derived by taking the first two letters of the following country names: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia. It is a 400/330kV Interconnector line envisaged to establish the required infrastructure to interconnect the countries as indicated above. The project will enable the wheeling of power north south or vice versa via the Zambezi HVDC Link. The ZIZABONA project components include a direct line from Mukuni (previosuly known as Livingstone) to Zambezi together with a radial connection from Victoria Falla to Pandamatenga. 

The project consists of the construction of the following key transmission lines;

• Zimbabwe (Hwange) – Zambia Livingstone (Mukuni) – 101km (Hwange to border) and 14km (border to Mukuni)
• Zimbabwe (Victoria Falls) – Botswana (Pandamatenga) – 76km
• Zambia (Mukuni) – Namibia (Zambezi) – 231km

OBJECTIVES AND RATIONALE

PROJECT RISKS

PROJECT ECONOMICS

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PROJECT FINANCING

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

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COMMENTS ON FINANCE:

SAPP is mobilising resources for project funding for Component B and C and is having discussions with the AfDB in this regard. However, if no funding is found, financing will either be self financing from the utility as the implementation of the SPV will no longer be considered and the idea of non-recourse financing has been given up.

STUDIES

PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS

National Coordination

Namibia - Ministry of Mines and Energy

Lead National Agency

Namibia Power

Lead REC

Southern African Development Community

Sectoral Organisation

Southern African Power Pool

CONTACTS

Johannes Mukusuka-johannes.mukusuka@nampower.com.na

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