Kafue-Muzuma-Victoria Falls Regional Transmission Line Reinforcement Project

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The development objective of the Zambia Kafue Town - Muzuma - Victoria Falls Regional Transmission Line Reinforcement Project for Africa is to improve the reliability of Environmental and Social Affairs Unit (ZESCO's) regional power trade transmission network infrastructure along the Kafue Town - Muzuma - Victoria Falls corridor. There are three components to the project. The first component is upgrading of the existing 220kV transmission line. This component consists of: (i) replacing, on the same towers, the existing 341 kilometers of 220kV transmission line from Kafue-town through Muzuma to the new Livingstone substation with a new 330 kV transmission line; and (ii) reinforcing the portion of line about 7 km from the Livingstone substation to Victoria Falls substation. The existing bay and the line control and monitoring system at Victoria Falls substation will also be reinforced due to the increase in capacity of the line. The second component is reinforcement and construction of substations. The upgrading of the two substations at Kafue town and Muzuma, and the construction of a new 330/220kV substation at Livingstone is complementary to the upgrading of the existing transmission lines to form a well functioning transmission system. This will provide a high level of security and high quality of supply for the regional power trade. The third component is project management, environmental and social mitigation, and training. This component will support (i) the financing of the services of the engineering and project implementation management consultant; (ii) environmental and social mitigation activities as detailed in the project's environmental impact assessment and Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF); (iii) technical assistance to ZESCO in designing, developing and executing investment projects for improved service delivery in electricity generation, transmission and distribution; (iv) strengthening of the project implementation team for effective project monitoring and implementation; and the financing of the operating expenses of the project implementation unit.