AFCC2/RI-Zambezi River Basin Development Project
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Africa
Source: World Bank
The development objective of the River Basin Development Project for Zambezi is to advance preparation of the Batoka Gorge hydro-electric scheme (HES) and strengthen cooperative development within the Zambezi river basin. The project comprises of five components. The first component, feasibility studies for the Batoka Gorge HES aims to assess, update, and develop a full bankable feasibility study,
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Waste Processing and Treatment, Hydro, Forest Products and Packaging, Government
- Location
- Unknown (Sub-Saharan Africa)
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank
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Original status | closed |
Taiyo status | Closed |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The development objective of the River Basin Development Project for Zambezi is to advance preparation of the Batoka Gorge hydro-electric scheme (HES) and strengthen cooperative development within the Zambezi river basin. The project comprises of five components. The first component, feasibility studies for the Batoka Gorge HES aims to assess, update, and develop a full bankable feasibility study, complete up to tender design, and documentation for the development of Batoka Gorge HES and associated transmission lines to evacuate the power. The second component, environmental and social assessment for the Batoka Gorge HES aims to evaluate the design for the Batoka Gorge HES and develop the required environmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs), along with environmental management plans (EMPs), resettlement policy frameworks (RPFs), and resettlement action plans (RAPs), as needed, for each infrastructure investment associated with the project. The third component, transaction advisory services for the Batoka Gorge HES objective is to provide legal and financial transaction advice to the Zambezi river authority (ZRA) on the development of the Batoka Gorge HES on the Zambezi River. The fourth component, legal and institutional support to the ZRA aims to carry out a program of activities to enhance the legal and institutional framework for the operation and safety of the Kariba hydropower complex, and enhance the recipient's capacity for water resource management and control within the Zambezi river basin. The fifth component, dam break analysis for the Zambezi river basin objective is to support the ZRA enhance the sustainable development and efficient management of the Zambezi river basin through a collaborative exercise with other dam operators in the Zambezi river basin in undertaking a dam break analysis. |
Original sector | FY17 - Energy and Extractives,FY17 - Water, Sanitation and Waste Management |
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Country | Unknown (Sub-Saharan Africa) |
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Source | World Bank |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Waste Processing and Treatment, Hydro, Forest Products and Packaging, Government |
Article published date | 2025-12-15 |
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