Prolonged drought has profoundly impacted hydroelectric power-dependent Zambia. The government is enacting reforms to mitigate the crisis, most significantly increasing tariffs in October on an emergency basis – a move which could pave the way for permanent cost-reflective tariffs.
Developers are also advancing a solar PV pipeline that would see installed capacity increase tenfold by 2028. This informs an optimism from some players, such as private utility CEC, over the power sector’s longer-term prospects, writes Chiwoyu Sinyangwe in Lusaka.
The power sector analysis includes interactive charts for Zambia's grid-connected installed capacity (2010-2023), grid-connected energy mix (2018, 2023, 2028) and analysis of announced projects expected to be commissioned before 2028.
The map shows power generation facilities that are operating, under construction or planned with type and size of plant indicated, plus existing and future power transmission and distribution lines.
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