Summary
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
<p>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.</p>
Countries
Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Stakeholders
South Africa - Transnet
Southern African Development Community
Southern African Power Pool
Zimbabwe - Ministry of Energy and Power Development
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority