Zambia: Sweden’s Eltel wins $150m contract


Deputy mines, energy and water development minister Charles Zulu has told parliament that Sweden’s Eltel Networks has signed a contract with the Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (Zesco) worth $150m. The contract will see the company connect all districts in North-Western Province and Lukulu in Western Province to the national grid on a 132kV overhead network by 2015. Work is expected to begin before end-2013.