ZiZaBoNa Transmission Interconnector (Pandamatenga - Victoria Falls section) is an electricity-transmission project serving Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It seeks to strengthen grid reliability and regional power trade through high-voltage lines, substations and cross-border interconnection facilities. The Pandamatenga–Victoria Falls ZiZaBoNa section remained in feasibility/preparation during 2025. Regional interconnector activity did not establish that this specific new section was built.
<p>ZiZaBoNa creates a new Western Transmission Corridor in Southern Africa, by linking the power systems of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia. This part of the project involves the construction of a 76 km / 330 kV transmission interconnector from Pandamatenga Substation (Botswana) to Victoria Falls Substation (Zimbabwe), with a transmission capacity of 300 MW.</p>
<p>Overarching rationale for the ZIZABONàtransmission infrastructure includes to: a) Allow four ZIZABONàcountries (Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia) to export or import more power and to trade energy with each other (and with the wider SAPP area, South Africa in particular) b) Ease congestion on North-South transmission corridor through Zimbabwe to South Africa c) Ease congestion on North-South corridor in South Africa between Matimba power station and Cape Town d) Reduce transmission losses and increase reliability. ZIZABONàwill create a new 'Western Transmission Corridor"' in the Southern African grid and is priority project identified by the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP).</p>