Construction of the 231 km / 330 kV Livingstone to Katima Mulilo section of the ZiZaBoNa transmission interconnector, i.e. Zimbabwe-Zambia-Botswana-Namibia. The construction of an interconnector aims to provide high power transmission to in order to relieve congestion on the SAPP grid supply power to the growing demand of Namibia.
<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 231 km / 330 kV transmission interconnector from Livingstone Substation (Zambia) to Zambezi Substation at Katima (Botswana), with a transmission capacity of 300 MW. Here it joins the Caprivi HVDC link.</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>