Summary
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
<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 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.</p>
Countries
Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Stakeholders
Southern African Development Community
Southern African Power Pool
Zambia - Ministry of Energy
Zambia - Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Development
Zambia - Ministry of Transport and Communications
Zambia Electricity Supply Company
Zambia Office for the Promotion of Private Power Investment
Zimbabwe - Ministry of Energy and Power Development
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority