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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

Zambia

PROJECT INSTITUTION:

Zambia Office for the Promotion of Private Power Investment Zimbabwe - Ministry of Energy and Power Development

BENEFICARY COUNTRIES

Botswana

Namibia

Zambia

Zimbabwe

PROJECT DIMENSIONS:

Voltage: 330 kV

Power: 80 MW

STARTING_DATE:

COMPLETION_DATE:

PREPARATION COST:

0.00 million USD

CAPEX COST:

55.00 million USD

PROJECT STAGE:

S3B: Transaction Support & Financial Close

PROJECT FEATURED IN:

ZiZaBoNa Transmission Interconnector (Livingstone - Katima Mulilo section)

Construction of the 231 km / 330 kV Livingstone to Katima Mulilo 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.

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 involves the construction of a 231 km / 330 kV transmission interconnector from Livingstone Substation (Zambia) to Zambezi Substation at Katima (Botswana), with a transmission capacity of 300 MW. Here it joins the Caprivi HVDC link.

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 55.00
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

Regional Coordinator

Southern African Development Community

Sectoral Organisation

Southern African Power Pool

National Coordination

Zambia - Ministry of Energy

National Coordination

Zambia - Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Development

National Coordination

Zambia - Ministry of Transport and Communications

Project Implementer

Zambia Electricity Supply Company

Lead National Agency

Zambia Office for the Promotion of Private Power Investment

Lead National Agency

Zimbabwe - Ministry of Energy and Power Development

Project Implementer

Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority

CONTACTS

Francis Namakanda-fnamakanada@zesco.co.zm

Jean Madzongwe -jean.madzongwe@sapp.co.zw

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