Supporting energy security and regional integration between Eastern and Southern Africa

ongoing

The objective is to improve the security of electricity supply in southern Tanzania and Zambia by broadly developing the regional integration of electricity grids in East and Southern Africa through the following actions:Construction of a 620 km dual 400 kV transmission line between Iringa and Tunduma via Kisada and Mbeya and between Tunduma and Sumbawanga. A 4 km section of 330 kV line is also included in the project and will connect the Tunduma interconnection substation to the Zambian border and the nearest substation located at Nakonde , Construction of four new substations in Kisada, Mbeya, Tunduma, Sumbawanga. The Tunduma substation will be equipped with a very high voltage transformer allowing the connection of the Zambian network operated in 330 kV to the Tanzanian network operated in 400 kV , Capacity building activities will also be carried out to improve Tanesco’s operational and financial performance.