Zambia: Zesco seeks bids to expand Chishimba Falls

Zesco invites expressions of interest by 13 October for the rehabilitation and extension of the 6MW Chishimba Falls run-of-river hydropower scheme to increase installed capacity to 15MW. Prequalification applications are sought for two separate contracts for the engineering, design and implementation of civil works and electromechanical works for the plant, which is located on the Luombe River in Northern Province. The project is expected to be tendered on a split engineering, procurement and construction contract basis, with separate contracts for the civil works and the electrical and mechanical works.