A historic milestone for Africa’s energy integration...
Zambia has just awarded the construction contracts for its section of the massive 2,300-km Zambia-Tanzania-Kenya electricity interconnector.
For the very first time, this $1.2 billion mega-project will physically link the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) and the Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP). It means that when one region faces energy deficits, such as hydro droughts, and another has a surplus, power can freely flow across regional borders. Once operational, Zambia alone will be able to trade up to 500 MW of electricity across these two power pools.
The details of the Zambian leg:
• Sinotec Consortium is taking on 386 km of high-voltage lines in northern Zambia (Pensulo to Mpika, and Mpika to Kasama)
• Zambia’s 600+ km portion is supported by a massive $292 million in grant funding from the World Bank, the EU, and the UK, with state utility ZESCO overseeing the work
• Site surveys kicked off on November 2nd. The project is slated for completion within 24 months of breaking ground, with full commissioning targeted for Q2 2029
This corridor is finally moving from the drawing board to reality. It’s a massive leap forward not just for keeping the lights on, but for the economic integration of the African continent.
Jito
#GrowZambia
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💯 Very true,imagine even the mayor has been streaming posting videos on social media informing everyone,lelo umuntu ati we were not informed.
This is the reason there was so much caderism in Piyefu and leaders failed to curb it. This operation started in August, you've heard yo friends have been moved and you're also no in a market, what other notice do u want?
A wrong is a wrong, I agree on the issue of forest 27.
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We still rely on colonial policy there is poor record keeping.for the government change to digitalization they have to amend or implement new policy to have easy access to data fight corruption and other large corporations or wealthy peers routinely evade taxes
Our country 80%-90% economy is informal business,most of the transactions based on physical cash with poor record.this drains government authority ZRA because it generate revenue to fund basic challenges our country has,for the past years we have not worked on this issue.
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a photo yamu 2019
@zambianperson Special forces cleaning exercises started when KK was President,it has always been like that when they are commemorating their day on every 9 November. On 9 November 2019, the Special forces were cleaning pa market.
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mwaba🇿🇲 retweeted
don't apologise. he is just an imbecile. we know Zambians are not like that. you can never separate Zimbabwe from Zambia..Zambia kumuzi. it's our home.
wachoma bwanji
mwaba🇿🇲 retweeted
Let him do his job naimwe. 🙄😏🙄There is cholera. Why must y'all criticize everything? Let them go back to market we will follow them there. Let them be relocated back to the markets.
mwaba🇿🇲 retweeted
KEY LESSON FROM ZAMBIA’S HH 🇿🇲
Consistency and persistence pay.
Stay the course. Ignore naysayers and discouragement. Keep fighting. Never give up.
The journey demands determination, discipline, resilience, patience and perseverance.
His Excellency, Hakainde Hichilema (HH) contested six times before finally winning the presidency in 2021.
His journey is a powerful reminder: setbacks are not the end of the struggle. Sometimes, victory simply requires staying the course long enough to see it through. Keep building. Victory belongs to those who refuse to give up. Persistence pays. Stay focused. #FreshStart #Godisinit
mwaba🇿🇲 retweeted
“Usman jumped the fence, he should be BANNED from fighting in the UFC forever”
“Strickland is cool & bad ass man 🇺🇸🦅”
mwaba🇿🇲 retweeted
PRESIDENT HAKAINDE HICHILEMA SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH ZNBC xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1nGeLMLVY…
mwaba🇿🇲 retweeted
The very fact that a village headman feels compelled to get on camera and explain things to ordinary people is itself evidence of a communication failure. Whether he intended to or not, he largely reinforces Laura Miti’s point.
mwaba🇿🇲 retweeted
This one touched me.😭😢 He’s back in school with his friends. For some families, a policy change is the difference between life and death. This is the story for thousands of families across Zambia.
mwaba🇿🇲 retweeted
Pieces like this make me feel proud to be Zambian.
#Mulekeni_atwalilile. – at Zambia
