Zambia-Tanzania-Kenya Interconnector (Zambia-Tanzania Section)
Project Description
The project comprises a power transmission interconnector between Kabwe in Zambia and Iringa in Tanzania, including
1,322km of new transmission lines, of which 414km will be in Tanzania and 908km in Zambia. It will also include the development of nine substations, four new substations and five substation modifications.
The project will complete the larger ZTK Interconnection Project. The main objectives are to:
- Enhance electricity trade and improve security of electricity supply
- Foster socio-economic development and promote regional integration
- Create an ICT connection by including the Optical Fibre Ground Wire (OPGW) on the transmission lines
- Create a transmission backbone to support rural electrification
- Stimulate investment in generation in the two sub-regions of the EAPP and SAPP arising from the larger market of the interconnected systems
PROJECT LOCATION
Zambia and Tanzania
CURRENT STATUS / STATE OF THE PROJECT
Financial mobilisation
ACTIONS REQUIRED/ IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS / CONTRACT TYPE
Loan
AVAILABILITY OF PREFEASIBILITY STUDIES, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, AND OTHER STUDIES
Feasibility study and conceptual design are available
ESTIMATED COST OF THE PROJECT
USD 425 million
Please register or login to download this investment project PDF.
REGISTER
Login
Country
Tanzania, Zambia
Location (s)
Kabwe/ Tanzania
Sector
Infrastructure: Transport, Energy, ICT, Mining and Water
Sub Sector
Energy
Investment Value Range
+ 100 million USD
View country profile(s) for investment incentives, success stories and other publications.
Get in Touch
Interested in this project? Please get in touch by filling out the contact form below.
ComesaRIA Investment Map Get In Touch
Investment project information request
"*" indicates required fields
Tanzania, Zambia Investment News
Zambia will start exporting an additional 80 MW of electricity to Namibia
Zambia will start exporting an additional 80 MW of electricity to Namibia following an agreement signed by the utility companies of the two countries on Tuesday in Lusaka Zambia’s Zesco Limited and Namibia’s Nampower signed a power supply agreement for the export of an additional 80 MW in addition to 100 MW being exported after…
READ NEWS52 ZAMBIAN BUSINESSES IN DRC FOR TRADE:
The first cohort of over 52 representatives of Zambian companies has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ready to talk business with their Congolese business counterparts. The delegation is led by Zambia Development Agency (ZDA ) Acting Director General Albert Halwampa, ZDA Director Enterprise Development Gabriel Musentekwa, ZDA Acting Director Export Development Obby Banda,…
READ NEWS- « Previous
- 1
- 2
Get in Touch
Interested in this project? Please get in touch by filling out the contact form below.
ComesaRIA Investment Map Get In Touch
Investment project information request
"*" indicates required fields
More Energy Investment Projects in Tanzania, Zambia
Umlimi Char-Briquettes Project
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project involves the setting up and running of a factory to produce high-quality and sustainable char-briquettes targeted at the local Zambian market. PROJECT LOCATION: Lusaka District, Lusaka Province, Zambia LEAD AGENCY/PROJECT PROMOTER: Umlimi Trading Limited CURRENT STATUS/ STAGE OF PROJECT: Greenfield ACTION REQUIRED/ IMPLEMENTATION: Partners IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS/ CONTRACT TYPE: Open for FDI…
View Project Info