The Planning and Projects Directorate embodies the forward-thinking approach essential for ensuring Zambia's energy sustainability and uninterrupted service delivery. Their focus on ongoing infrastructure rehabilitation and upgrades forms the cornerstone for maintaining a consistent and fault-resistant power supply. With a commitment to strategic planning, this Directorate spearheads the crucial task of envisioning, developing, and replacing vital infrastructure. By prioritizing upgrades and proactive development initiatives, ZESCO ensures the seamless evolution of its infrastructure to meet the nation's growing energy demands while guaranteeing reliable service continuity.
| Project Title | Category | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100MW ITEZHI-TEZHI SOLAR PV PLANT | Generation | To increase national electricity generation capacity by exploiting the Solar power potential on the proposed Itezhi-tezhi PV site area in Itezhi-tezhi. | ITEZHI-TEZHI |
| 100MW KANONA SOLAR PV PLANT | Generation | To increase national electricity generation capacity by exploiting the Solar power potential on the proposed Kanona PV site area in Serenje. | KANONA |
| 1200MW COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EDM OF MOZAMBIQUE AND POWER CHINA | Regional Integration | To increase generation capacity in Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi and SAPP in general. | SAPP |
| 150 MW WIND POWER PLANT | Generation | To increase national electricity generation capacity by exploiting the Wind power potential on the proposed Chinka site area in Nakonde. | NAKONDE |
| 330KV KABWE STEPDOWN - PENSULO TRANSMISSION LINE NO. 2 | Transmission | To provide security of supply to Eastern, Northern, Luapula and Muchinga provinces. | KABWE |
| 75MW MUZUMA SOLAR PV PLANT | Generation | To increase national electricity generation capacity by exploiting the Solar power potential on the proposed Muzuma PV site area in Choma. To improve the energy mix of the country's electrical power supply | CHOMA |
| BATOKA GORGE HYDROPOWER PROJECT, 1200MW | Generation | To increase national electricity generation capacity by exploiting the hydro power potential on the Zambezi River. | LIVINGSTONE |
| CENTRAL CORRIDOR TRANSMISSION NETWORK REINFORCEMENT | Transmission | Between Lusaka and Kabwe; To increase the power transfer capacity to the copper belt and across the border to SNEL. To increase the Power Transfer capacity to the increasing mining loads in Northwestern Province and the proposed Kalumbila/Kansanshi - Kolwezi/Panda interconnector. To provide power transfer capacity for the ZTK interconnector corridor. To increase the SAPP/EAPP power trading capacity through the ZESCO network. To provide a South - North transmission corridor for the Kafue Gorge lower 750MW power plant. | KABWE - LUSAKA |
| CHISHIMBA FALLS 15MW HYDRO SCHEME | Generation | To increase generation capacity for supply to Kasama and surrounding areas. | KASAMA |
| CONNECTION OF LUANGWA TO THE GRID | Access & Electrification | To replace the expensive, unreliable and inadequate capacity diesel generation supply at Luangwa by connection to the National Grid. To facilitate increased access to electricity in Luangwa and Rufunsa districts residents | RUFUNSA |
| CONNECTION OF LUNDAZI AND CHAMA TO THE NATIONAL GRID | Access & Electrification | To connect Lundazi and Chama districts to the Zambian grid in order to improve quality and access to electricity for the said areas. | LUNDAZI |
| CONNECTION SUBSIDY FEE PROGRAM | Access & Electrification | To facilitate subsidized connections country wide | COUNTRY-WIDE |
| Euro Bond Funded Projects | Distribution | To improve distribution network capacity of the distribution network in Lusaka and Copperbelt areas | LUSAKA & COPPERBELT |
| EVACUATION OF POWER FROM 15MW LUSIWASI UPPER POWER PLANT | Transmission | To provide an evacuation path for the new 15MW Lusiwasi hydro power plant | LUSIWASI |
| IMPROVEMENT OF POWER SUPPLY TO MPIKA DISTRICT | Distribution | To secure power supply for Mpika as well as stabilize the long 330 kV transmission line from Pensulo to Kasama. To provide evacuation path for new generation planned in the area. | LUSAKA & COPPERBELT |
| Euro Bond Funded Projects | Distribution | To improve distribution network capacity of the distribution network in Lusaka and Copperbelt areas | MPIKA |
| Increased Access to Electricity Service (IAES) - (ESAP) | Access & Electrification | To increase electricity access in targeted rural and peri-urban areas and enhance the enabling environment for accelerated electrification in Zambia | RURAL |
| Increased Access to Electricity Service (IAES) - (JICA), DISTRIBUTION LINES PHASE II | Distribution | To improve access to electricity in rural areas by constructing distribution lines, related facilities thereby improving living standards of local residents including the poor and promoting economic and social development country wide | RURAL |
| Increased Access to Electricity Service (IAES) - (LAST MILE) | Access & Electrification | To improve access to electricity by constructing distribution lines in Lusaka area. | LUSAKA |
| INTENSIFICATION & GRID EXTENSIONS | Access & Electrification | To carry out various works involving provision of new service connections, installation of new lines and associated transformers country wide | COUNTRY-WIDE |
| KABWE 200MW SOLAR PROJEC | Generation | To increase national electricity generation capacity by exploiting the Solar power potential on the proposed PV site area in Kabwe District. | KABWE |
| KAFUE GORGE LOWER HYDRO SCHEME, 750MW | Generation | To create new national generation capacity for supply to the national grid. | KAFUE GORGE LOWER |
| KAFUE GORGE LOWER 200MW SOLAR PROJECT | Generation | To increase national electricity generation capacity by exploiting the Solar power potential on the proposed PV site area downstream of KGL in Chirundu District. | KAFUE GORGE LOWER |
| KAFUE GORGE LOWER POWER EVACUATION | Transmission | To facilitate evacuation power from Kafue Gorge Lower Power station. | KAFUE GORGE LOWER |
| KAFUE TOWN - MUZUMA - VICTORIA FALLS 220KV TRANSMISSION LINE UPGRADE PROJECT | Transmission | To increase the transmission capacity in the southern corridor. To facilitate the connection of MCL Thermal power plant. To increase electricity trade in the southern sub region | LIVINGSTONE |
| KAKONKO FALLS 8MW HYDROPOWER PROJECT | Generation | Contribute power to Kawambwa District in Northern Province and to the national grid and thus assist in mitigating power shortfall in the country | KAKONKO FALLS |
| KALEPELA 4MW HYDROPOWER PROJECT | Generation | Contribute power to Mporokoso District in Northern Province and to the national grid | KALEPELA |
| KARIBA 200MW SOLAR PROJECT | Generation | To increase national electricity generation capacity by exploiting the Solar power potential on the proposed PV site area. | KARIBA |
| KARIBA LAKESHORE/ BOTTOM ROAD ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT | Access & Electrification | To electrify Lake Kariba Shore areas in Siavonga, Gwembe and Sinazongwe districts of Southern Province. | SIAVONGA |
| KASAMA - NAKONDE 330KV TRANSMISSION LINE. | Transmission | To secure power supply to Muchinga Province. To facilitate the development of the ZTK interconnector to connect to the East Africa power pool. To provide Power evacuation path from the proposed Kalungwishi and Lufubu rivers hydro power schemes. | KASAMA |
| LUAPULA RIVER HYDRO SCHEME 600MW | Generation | To increase national electricity generation capacity by exploiting the hydro power potential on Luapula River. | LUAPULA |
| LUNZUA 14.8MW HYDRO SCHEME | Generation | To increase electricity supply to support Northern Circuit tourism initiative. | LUNZUA |
| LUSAKA EAST MFEZ. | Distribution | To supply the Lusaka East Multi Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ) | LUSAKA |
| LUSAKA SOUTH MFEZ 330KV TRANSMISSION PROJECT. | Transmission | To supply the Lusaka South MFEZ. To reinforce the 132kV Lusaka ring under the LTDRP project. To provide for the evacuation path for Bangweulu and Ngonye solar plants. To provide an evacuation point for Kafue Gorge Lower hydro plant (750MW). | LUSAKA |
| Lusaka Transmission and Distribution (LTDRP) Project | Distribution | Lusaka Transmission and Distribution (LTDRP) Project | LUSAKA |
| LUSIWASI LOWER 86MW HYDRO SCHEME. | Generation | To increase generation capacity for supply to Muchinga, Northern, and Eastern provinces. | LUSIWASI |
| LUSIWASI UPPER 15MW HYDRO SCHEME. | Generation | To create new generation capacity for supply to Muchinga, Northern, and Eastern provinces. | LUSIWASI |
| MUMBURUMA 8MW HYDROPOWER PROJECT. | Generation | Contribute power to Mporokoso District in Northern Province and to the national grid | MUMBURUMA |
| MUSONDA FALLS 10MW HYDRO SCHEME. | Generation | To increase generation capacity at Musonda Falls for supply capacity to Luapula province. | MUSONDA FALLS |
| MWASHA FALLS 5MW HYDROPOWER PROJECT | Generation | Contribute power to Nsama District in Northern Province and to the national grid. | MWASHA FALLS |
| NAMUNDELA 4.8MW HYDROPOWER PROJECT | Generation | Contribute power to Shiwan'gandu District in Muchinga Province and to the national grid | NAMUNDELA |
| PENSULO-MANSA 330KV TRANSMISSION PROJECT. | Transmission | To increase the transmission capacity to Luapula Province to support future large-scale mining and agricultural loads. To provide an evacuation path for the hydropower schemes on the Luapula River. | PENSULO-MANSA |
| POWER SUPPLY TO KASOMPE SUBSTATION IN CHINGOLA | Distribution | Increase capacity and security of supply to Chingola District. | KASOMPE-CHINGOLA |
| REINFORCEMENT OF SUPPLY TO LIVINGSTONE TOWN- PHASE 1 | Distribution | To reinforce the power supply system to Livingstone town and surrounding areas | LIVINGSTONE. |
| SHANGOMBO 1MW SOLAR/ DIESEL PROJECT | Generation | To introduce a hybrid system for generation in Shangombo thereby reducing the cost of operating the diesel generators currently in Shangombo district. | SHANGOMBO |
| SOLWEZI - KOLWEZI FEASIBILITY STUDIES | Regional Integration | To improve the security & reliability of the power networks and to foster economic development and regional integration and trade. | SOLWEZI - KOLWEZI |
| Sustainable Electricity Supply Southern Division (SESSD) project | Distribution | To improve security of supply & reliability of the distribution network in Central, Southern, Eastern and Western Provinces | SESSD |
| WEST LUNGA II 40MW HYDROPOWER PROJECT | Generation | Contribute power to Mwinilunga District in Northern Western Province and to the national grid. | WEST LUNGA |
| ZAMBIA MOZAMBIQUE FEASIBILITY STUDIES | Regional Integration | To improve the security & reliability of the power networks and to foster economic development and regional integration and trade. | ZAMBIA MOZAMBIQUE |
| ZIZABONA INTERCONNECTOR PROJECT | Regional Integration | To facilitate increased regional trading in the SAPP network. | ZIZABONA |
| ZTK Phase 2 | Regional Integration | To improve the security & reliability of the power networks and to foster economic development and regional integration. | ZTK |
Environmental, social, and resettlement disclosure documents for major regional and transmission projects.
The Regional Energy Transmission, Trade and Decarbonization (RETRADE) Platform is the World Bank (WB) response to support countries in the Eastern and Southern African Region in enhancing energy security, resilience, and a transition toward a low-carbon energy sector. The Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ), through the Ministry of Energy (MoE), will implement the RETRADE Programme through the Zambia Tanzania Interconnector Project (ZTIP), with the involvement of ZESCO Limited, as set out in the Financing Agreement. The International Development Association (IDA) has agreed to provide financing for the Project, as set out in the referred Agreement. The ZTIP comprises the following components:
The ZTIP is being implemented under the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), under which an Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) has been developed. The ESCP sets out the Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) documents that shall be prepared or updated, consulted, disclosed and implemented by ZESCO under the ZTIP. Key among these documents are the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), which was approved by the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) in March 2024, the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), and the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), which have all been prepared and updated to conform to the World Bank ESF.
Additional ESS documents that ZESCO has developed for the ZTIP include the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP), Labour Management Procedure (LMP), Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM), and Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP).
Under the Financing Agreement with the World Bank, and as guided by the ESCP, ZESCO is required to disclose the above documents, and other relevant Project ESS instruments on the ZESCO website to ensure public awareness and participation during Project implementation. Disclosed here are the ESIA, ESMP, RAP, ESCP, SEP, LMP, GRM, and BMP documents for the ZTIP.
| S/N | Document Title | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Environment and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) - Final Version (268 KB) | |
| 2 | Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) - Final Version (460 KB) | |
| 3 | Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) (529 KB) | |
| 4 | ESIA Volume 1 – Main Report (Final Version) (62.7 MB) | |
| 5 | ESIA Volume 2 – Appendices (Final Version) (88.3 MB) | |
| 6 | ESIA Volume 1 – Main Report (Preliminary Version 2) (92.6 MB) | |
| 7 | ESIA Volume 2 – Appendices (Preliminary Version 2) (98.4 MB) | |
| 8 | ESMP Volume 1 – Main Report (Final Version) (18.8 MB) | |
| 9 | ESMP Volume 2 – Appendices (Final Version) (20 MB) | |
| 10 | ESMP Volume 1 – Main Report (Preliminary Version 2) (14 MB) | |
| 11 | ESMP Volume 2 – Appendices (Preliminary Version 2) (19.9 MB) | |
| 12 | Resettlement Action Plan Volume 1 – Main Report (16 MB) | |
| 13 | Resettlement Action Plan Volume 2 – Appendices (230 MB) | |
| 14 | Biodiversity Management Plan Volume 1 – Main Report (92 MB) | |
| 15 | Biodiversity Management Plan Volume 2 – Appendices (326 MB) |
The Regional Energy Transmission, Trade and Decarbonization (RETRADE) Platform is the World Bank (WB) response to support countries in the Eastern and Southern African Region in enhancing energy security, resilience, and a transition toward a low-carbon energy sector. The Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ), through the Ministry of Energy (MoE), will implement the RETRADE Programme through the Zambia - Tanzania Interconnector Project (ZTIP) and Zambia - Malawi Interconnector Project (ZAMA), with the involvement of ZESCO Limited, as set out in the Financing Agreement. The International Development Association (IDA) has agreed to provide financing for the Project, as set out in the referred Agreement.
The Zambia - Malawi Interconnector Project comprises the following components:
The Project is being implemented under the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), under which an Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) has been developed. The ESCP sets out the Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) documents that shall be prepared or updated, consulted, disclosed and implemented by ZESCO under the Project. Key among these documents are the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP), Labour Management Procedure (LMP), and Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM).
Under the Financing Agreement with the World Bank, and as guided by the ESCP, ZESCO is required to disclose the above documents, and other relevant Project ESS documents on the ZESCO website to ensure public awareness and participation during Project implementation. Disclosed here are the referred Project ESS documents.