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Power Interconnector

GENDER SENSITIVITY

 

URBAN-RURAL CONNECTIVITY

 

CLIMATE SENSITIVITY

 

PIDA PROGRAMME:
2 - North-South Power Transmission Corridor

LATEST ACTUAL STAGE:

S3B: Transaction Support & Financial Close (2019)

PROJECT LOCATION

Zimbabwe

PROJECT INSTITUTION:

Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority

BENEFICARY COUNTRIES

Botswana

Namibia

Zambia

Zimbabwe

PROJECT DIMENSIONS:

Voltage: 400 kV

Power: 300 MW

STARTING_DATE:

COMPLETION_DATE:

PREPARATION COST:

0.00 million USD

CAPEX COST:

24.00 million USD

PROJECT STAGE:

S3B: Transaction Support & Financial Close

PROJECT FEATURED IN:

ZiZaBoNa Transmission Interconnector (Hwange - Victoria Falls - Livingstone section)

Construction of 101 km / 330 kV Hwange to Victoria Falls and construction of the 14km Victoria Falls to Livingstone cross-border link of section of the ZiZaBoNa transmission interconnector, i.e. Zimbabwe-Zambia-Botswana-Namibia. The construction of an interconnector aims to provide high power transmission to in order to relieve congestion on the SAPP grid supply power to the growing demand of Namibia. The construction of an interconnector aims to provide high power transmission to in order to relieve congestion on the SAPP grid supply power to the growing demand of Namibia.

DESCRIPTION

ZiZaBoNa creates a new Western Transmission Corridor in Southern Africa, by linking the power systems of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia. This part of the project is the first phase of the bigger ZiZaBoNa project and involves the construction of a 101 km / 330 kV transmission interconnector from Hwange Power Station to Victoria Falls Substation in Zimbabwe and construction of the 14km Victoria Falls to Livingstone cross-border link with a transmission capacity of 300 MW.

OBJECTIVES AND RATIONALE

PROJECT RISKS

PROJECT ECONOMICS

  • NET PRESENT VALUE: 0.00
  • COST BENEFIT RATIO: 0.00
  • FINANCIAL INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (FIRR): 0.00
  • ECONOMIC INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (EIRR): 0.00
  • COMMENTS ON ECONOMICS: All-in Project funding requirement for the full ZIZABONA project, incl. contingencies, other Project costs, financing related costs, insurance and working capital is estimated at US$223m.

PROJECT FINANCING

PREPARATION CAPEX
COST: 0.00 24.00
COST SECURED: 0.00 0.00
FINANCING TYPE:
FINANCIERS:
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
OVERALL COST: 0.00
ANNUAL COST: 0.00
COMMENTS ON FINANCE:
Funding of approximately USD 34 million has been secured for Component A from the African Development Bank (AfDB). SAPP is mobilising resources for project funding for Component B and C and is having discussions with the AfDB in this regard.

STUDIES

PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS

Private Sector Partner

South Africa - Transnet

Regional Coordinator

Southern African Development Community

Sectoral Organisation

Southern African Power Pool

Participating REC

Zimbabwe - Ministry of Energy and Power Development

Lead National Agency

Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority

Project Implementer

Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority

CONTACTS

Mr. Ahid Maeresera -ahidm@nepad.org

Edson Manyewe-manyewe@zetdc.co.zw

Ikhupuleng Dube-idube@zesa.co.zw

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