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The project will connect Mtwara Port with Mbamba Bay through southern Tanzania and provide branch lines to the Mchuchuma coal and Liganga iron-ore deposits. The PAP II concept covers approximately 1,000 km of standard-gauge railway and is designed for passenger speeds of up to 160 km/h and freight speeds of up to 120 km/h. The PAP II baseline was USD 5.5 billion at 2016 prices, excluding VAT; Tanzania's March 2026 PPP pipeline gives a current indicative estimate of approximately USD 5.6 billion. The railway is intended to form the transport backbone of the Mtwara Development Corridor. It would support movement of minerals, agricultural products, fuel, industrial inputs and general freight between inland production areas, Lake Nyasa and the Indian Ocean. Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe are identified as beneficiaries in the PAP II record. Feasibility and preliminary design were completed before the current reporting period. Government reporting in 2023 described the next step as engagement of a transaction adviser to review the earlier feasibility work and prepare procurement documentation for selection of a PPP investor. The PPP model reflects the project's large capital requirement and the need to link railway demand with development of the mineral and agricultural base. In February 2026, Tanzania's Deputy Minister for Transport confirmed that feasibility and preliminary design had been completed and that the government was continuing to mobilise resources, including through public-private partnership arrangements. No official record reviewed confirms financial close, award of a railway works contract, contractor mobilisation or construction.

The project covers feasibility studies for the design, development, operation and maintenance of a high-voltage direct-current transmission scheme associated with the Inga 3 Low Head Project. The studies will cover the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa and the transit countries and will address land rights, land development, environmental authorisation and commercial arrangements. The proposed HVDC corridor would require coordinated planning across the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe and/or Botswana and South Africa. Preparation must define the generation injection point, route, converter stations, transit arrangements, land and environmental requirements, wheeling and operating rules, long-term power-purchase commitments and financing and ownership structure. The World Bank states that Inga 3 is not yet fixed to one specific design, site or scale and that further technical, social, environmental, financial and legal studies are required. Accordingly, the 5,000 MW transmission concept remains a baseline proposal.

AIP provides an enabling and project-preparation framework for priority transboundary and regional water investments submitted by African member states. It supports integrated water, health, energy and food-security projects; strengthens institutional arrangements; helps sponsors develop bankable projects; and links project pipelines to preparation facilities, public finance and private investment. The first phase identifies specific programmes in Benin, Cameroon, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia, together with regional initiatives supported through institutions such as ECCAS and the SADC Water Fund.

The Lobito Port Expansion and Modernization Project is a major infrastructure initiative to transform the Port of Lobito into a modern, high-capacity Atlantic gateway for the Lobito Corridor. The project scope includes the construction of a new 1,250-meter multipurpose terminal with three berths, dredging of the access channel to -16.5 meters, and the installation of modern container handling equipment, including ship-to-shore gantry cranes. It also involves expanding the container yard, building new warehouses for bulk and general cargo, and enhancing rail-port connectivity through the rehabilitation of the Lobito Corridor railway linking Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Zambia. The project is designed to increase the port's annual container handling capacity from approximately 200,000 TEUs to over 1 million TEUs. Key stakeholders include the Government of Angola (Ministry of Transport), the Port of Lobito Authority (APL), the Lobito Corridor Concessionaire (a consortium of Trafigura, Mota-Engil, and Vecturis), and international development partners like the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB). A significant recent development was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in October 2023 between the U.S., EU, Angola, DRC, and Zambia to support the Lobito Corridor, including the port.

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia signed an intergovernmental memorandum of understanding on 9 July 2015 for the joint development of generation projects in the Luapula River Basin and a new power interconnector. Their national power utilities also signed specific agreements for the generation projects and interconnector. Earlier investigations identified five potential hydropower sites and more than 1,188 MW of potential capacity, including over 773 MW of firm capacity. The technical concept provides for development in four phases, with an initial implementation phase of approximately 270 MW. The AfDB project-preparation programme is intended to determine the technically, economically, environmentally and financially preferred sequence for developing the river's hydropower sites. It covers hydrology, geology, engineering design, energy production, transmission evacuation, institutional and legal arrangements, economic and financial analysis and environmental and social safeguards. The Luapula River forms the border between southern DRC and northern Zambia for a substantial part of its course, so the project requires joint governance and coordinated ownership, operation and power-offtake arrangements. The programme must remain separate from other Zambian hydropower schemes, including Kalungwishi and Lufubu.

The Lobito Corridor Railway Rehabilitation Project involves the comprehensive rehabilitation and modernization of the 1,344 km Benguela Railway (CFB) from the deep-water port of Lobito in Angola to the border town of Luau, which connects to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) rail network. The project scope includes the complete reconstruction of the railway line, replacement of sleepers and rails, rehabilitation of 67 stations, modernization of signaling and telecommunications systems, procurement of new locomotives and rolling stock, and the reconstruction of 35 major bridges. The corridor is a critical link for exporting copper, cobalt, and other minerals from the DRC's Katanga Province and Zambia's Copperbelt region to global markets via the Atlantic Ocean. The project is implemented by the Lobito Atlantic Railway Consortium, a partnership formed by Trafigura, Mota-Engil, and Vecturis, under a 30-year concession agreement with the governments of Angola, DRC, and Zambia. The concession was formally signed in July 2022. The project is part of the broader Lobito Corridor initiative, which includes complementary port and road infrastructure.

The project involves the extension of Chingola - Solwezi Railway to the border with Angola at Jimbe, to service new mines in the Copperbelt region. Angola has already commenced construction from Luena on the Lobito Corridor towards Jimbe which lies on the Angola- Zambia border. This project will see full rail service on the Lobito Corridor.

Construction of a transmission line that connects the power networks of Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya. This project includes the section of 670km of 400kV transmission line from Iringa to Shinyanga via Dodoma and Singida. The design capacity of this section is 2000MW.

Construction of a transmission linethat connects the power networks ofTanzania and Kenya. This projectincludes the section of 414km of400kV transmission line from Singidato Namanga via Arusha. The designcapacity is 2,000MW.

Construction of a transmission line that connects the power networks of Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya. This project initially included the section of 400kV, 1134km bidirectional Tanzanian section of the 2,800km ZTK interconnector from Kasama in Zambia to Tunduma-Mbeya-Iringa-Singida-Arusha in Tanzania terminating at Isinya in Kenya. The design capacity of the Tanzania section is 2000MW. The original concept for the ZTK Interconnector was a high voltage 330 kV transmission line going from Pensulo (Zambia) to Nairobi (Kenya) with three connection points in Tanzania (Mbeya, Singida and Arusha). At that time, Tanzania grid was operated at 220 kV. The original concept of the ZTK Interconnector has been replaced, by two interconnections between two national grids: the Kenya-Tanzania Interconnection and the Zambia-Tanzania Interconnection.

The project will construct a set of 330 kV transmission links across Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia. The principal sections are the Hwange-Livingstone/Mukuni connection between Zimbabwe and Zambia, the Victoria Falls-Pandamatenga connection between Zimbabwe and Botswana, and the Mukuni-Zambezi connection between Zambia and Namibia. Together, the facilities will interconnect the four countries and provide an additional regional transmission route within the Southern African Power Pool. Verified implementation and technical context: The current preparation package is intended to bring the earlier studies up to date, confirm the preferred technical configuration, reassess environmental and social impacts and define a bankable delivery and financing structure. ZIZABONA must be treated as a coordinated regional system rather than as a single national line: each section, substation and utility has its own preparation and procurement requirements, but the intended benefits depend on the complete alternative north-south wheeling path becoming operational. Progress on one national package therefore cannot be reported as completion of the entire interconnector.

The Serenje-Nakonde project road runs in a north eastern direction from Serenje in Zambia's Central Province to Nakonde (at the border post between Zambia and Tanzania) in the Northern Province covering a total distance of 611.5 km. The road is divided in 3 links: Link 1: Serenje to Mpika (238.3 km), Link 2: Mpika to Chinsali (164.6 k), Link 3: Chinsali to Nakonde (208.6 km) The Serenje-Nakonde road is part of the Regional Trunk Road Network (RTRN Link 15) as well as the Trans-African Highway Nr 4.

The Serenje-Nakonde project road runs in a north eastern direction from Serenje in Zambia's Central Province to Nakonde (at the border post between Zambia and Tanzania) in the Northern Province covering a total distance of 611.5 km. The road is divided in 3 links: Link 1: Serenje to Mpika (238.3 km), Link 2: Mpika to Chinsali (164.6 k), Link 3: Chinsali to Nakonde (208.6 km) The Serenje-Nakonde road is part of the Regional Trunk Road Network (RTRN Link 15) as well as the Trans-African Highway Nr 4.

Construction of a transmission line that connects the power networks of Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya. This project includes the section of 905km Zambian section of the 2,800km ZTK interconnector from Kabwe-Pensulo-Nakonde-Kasama in Zambia to Tunduma in Tanzania. The project was envisioned to be implemented in two phases starting with the Kabwe-Pensulo-Kasama-Nakonde section and the second phase would have comprised the Kabwe-Pensulo-Mpika-Kasama section. It will have had a capacity of 500MW, upgradable to 2000MW depending on power demand. The original concept for the ZTK Interconnector was a high voltage 330 kV transmission line going from Pensulo (Zambia) to Nairobi (Kenya) with three connection points in Tanzania (Mbeya, Singida and Arusha). At that time, Tanzania grid was operated at 220 kV. The original concept of the ZTK Interconnector has been replaced, by two interconnections between two national grids: the Kenya-Tanzania Interconnection and the Zambia-Tanzania Interconnection.

The Serenje-Nakonde project road runs in a north eastern direction from Serenje in Zambia's Central Province to Nakonde (at the border post between Zambia and Tanzania) in the Northern Province covering a total distance of 611.5 km. The road is divided in 3 links: Link 1: Serenje to Mpika (238.3 km), Link 2: Mpika to Chinsali (164.6m), Link 3: Chinsali to Nakonde (208.6 km) The Serenje-Nakonde road is part of the Regional Trunk Road Network (RTRN Link 15) as well as the Trans-African Highway Nr 4.

Construction of a transmission line that connects the power networks of Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya. This project includes the section of 400kV, 292km Iringa - Kisada - Mbeya transmission line, 122km of 400kV Mbeya - Tunduma transmission line and 4km of 400kV transmission line from Tunduma to Border of Zambia.Â

The road runs in a south westernly direction from Bulawayo to the Beitbridge Border Post (between Botswana and South-Africa), covering a total of 320km. See this project on an interactive GIS map (with Google Earth satellite imagery and geo-referenced photographs) at www.tmsagis.co.za. The Bulawayo - Beitbridge road is part of the Regional Trunk Road Network (RTRN Link Nr 311).

The Port of Beira is Mozambique’s principal maritime gateway for the central region and an important outlet for landlocked markets in Southern Africa. It is connected by road and rail to Zimbabwe and Zambia, by the Sena corridor towards Tete and Malawi, and by pipeline to Zimbabwe. The original PIDA PAP II submission identifies the regional beneficiaries as Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The project responds to the need for additional cargo-handling capacity and more reliable port infrastructure along a corridor that carries containers, general cargo, fertilizer, agricultural commodities, minerals and petroleum products. The approved Phase I package is broader than a single terminal expansion. It includes construction of a multipurpose terminal; expansion of the container terminal; construction of wharves 11A and 11B and paving of more than 20 hectares; construction of a fertilizer terminal and its supporting infrastructure; and rehabilitation and expansion of the fuel terminal. The submitted technical target is to increase annual handling capacity from 13.6 million tonnes to 24 million tonnes. The historical Phase I cost is USD 88.6 million. The submission also refers to a possible Phase II minerals terminal estimated at USD 509.1 million, but that amount is separate and must not be added to the Phase I project cost unless the database is formally re-scoped. Current port information helps explain the operating base on which the PAP II project is being implemented, but it must not be confused with completed project outputs. The 2026/2027 operator directory records a 645-metre multipurpose container terminal with a design capacity of approximately 500,000 TEU per year, a 300,000 square metre container yard, four ship-to-shore cranes and associated yard equipment. It records a general cargo terminal with 670 metres of quay and a design capacity of 4.5 million tonnes per year, as well as an oil terminal with an annual capacity of 2.5 million tonnes. These are current port facilities and capacities; they are not, by themselves, evidence that the full PAP II investment package has been completed. Physical implementation is clearest in the container and general-cargo components. The operator reported that the container terminal handled 469,664 TEU in 2025 and was adding two new ship-to-shore cranes to its equipment fleet. The stated development direction is to expand container handling towards 700,000 TEU per year. Earlier operator reporting also described expansion of general-cargo capacity from 3.5 million to 5 million tonnes per year and a dedicated fertilizer-handling facility with a conveyor from ship to warehouse and a dedicated mobile harbour crane. These activities relate directly to the approved container-terminal and fertilizer-terminal components and support a portfolio-level classification of S4B – Construction. They do not establish that wharves 11A and 11B, the multipurpose terminal and every supporting facility have all been completed. The fuel-terminal component remains less advanced. In 2025, CFM issued an expression of interest for consultancy services to develop a multi-user floating fuel pier, technically described as a single buoy or single point mooring. The consultancy covers assessment of regional fuel demand and storage requirements; collection of technical, environmental, legal and financial information; risk assessment; selection of a public-private partnership model; preparation and evaluation of partner-procurement documents; contract negotiation; and later supervision of works. This evidence shows active project preparation and procurement for the fuel component, not completed construction or operation. For database reporting, the project should therefore be treated as a mixed-maturity portfolio. S4B is justified because material components of the approved scope are under physical implementation, but the narrative must state that other components remain in preparation or have not been independently verified. The project must not be advanced to S4C until official evidence confirms commissioning and operation of the complete approved phase, or until the project is formally divided into separately reportable components. The USD 88.6 million value should continue to be described as the original Phase I baseline rather than a verified current cost estimate.

The proposed project road is one of the six (6) international trunk routes connecting Zimbabwe with the neighbouring countries of Botswana and South Africa Overall, it is intended that the proposed intervention will reduce travel costs for road users as well as maintenance costs for the Government. A major objective is to help improve road safety conditions for international and regional traffic and for local residents The project road starts from the Bulawayo Main Post Office and ends at the intersection* with the Masvingo road about 4 km north of the international border area. The approximate limits of the subject Project road are indicated in Map.

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.

Construction of a transmission line that connects the power networks of Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya. This project includes the 96km Kenyan section of the 2,800km ZTK interconnector, which runs from Arusha in Tanzania to Isinya in Kenya. In Kenya, the line will be linked to the high-voltage direct current interconnector between Kenya and Ethiopia

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 is the first phase of the bigger ZiZaBoNa project and involves the construction of a 101 km / 330 kV transmission interconnector from Hwange Power Station to Victoria Falls Substation in Zimbabwe and construction of the 14km Victoria Falls to Livingstone cross-border link with a transmission capacity of 300 MW.

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.

The SADC Regional Carrier-Neutral Data Centre a strategic ICT infrastructure project under the PIDA Priority Action Plan 2 (PAP2) to develop a Tier III certified, carrier-neutral data centre to serve as the primary regional digital hub for the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The facility is designed to host the SADC Regional Internet Exchange Point (IXP), ICANN Root Server Instances, and cloud services infrastructure. Tier III certification guarantees 99.982% uptime with a maximum of 1.6 hours (95 minutes) of downtime annually, N+1 fault tolerant systems, and 72-hour power protection. The project is structured as a public-private partnership (PPP) with an estimated total facility investment of USD 10 million. The project institution is the SADC Secretariat, SATA, and the hosting country. Beneficiary countries include all 16 SADC member states: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The Digital Investment Facility (DIF), an EU co-funded service, is conducting a comprehensive feasibility, market, and regulatory study to enhance the bankability of the project and facilitate investor engagement. As of late 2025, a competitive evaluation process is underway to select the host country for the SADC Regional IXP component, with Botswana (via BoFiNet and its newly launched Digital Delta Data Centre) and a Zimbabwean entity shortlisted in the final evaluation stage. A data center is a critical information infrastructure. It complements IXPs to rely less on international transit for Internet. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internet has shown to a be an absolute prerequisite of modern living and a tool that can be used to protect people, save lives, to enable people to telecommute, students to keep up with their studies and for everyone to keep in touch with their families and friends. Most online content, tools and services used were hosted outside the region and this placed a lot of strain on the costly International Internet links. A data center is the digital heart of each public or private network providing access to data and services via the Internet.

The name ZIZABONA was derived by taking the first two letters of the following country names: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia. It is a 400/330kV Interconnector line envisaged to establish the required infrastructure to interconnect the countries as indicated above. The project will enable the wheeling of power north south or vice versa via the Zambezi HVDC Link. The ZIZABONA project components include a direct line from Mukuni (previosuly known as Livingstone) to Zambezi together with a radial connection from Victoria Falla to Pandamatenga.  The project consists of the construction of the following key transmission lines; Zimbabwe (Hwange) - Zambia Livingstone (Mukuni) - 101km (Hwange to border) and 14km (border to Mukuni) Zimbabwe (Victoria Falls) - Botswana (Pandamatenga) - 76km Zambia (Mukuni) - Namibia (Zambezi) - 231km  

The project entails the installation of the Zambia section of the 600 km fibre-optic link between Lusaka and Lilongwe: from Lusaka to the border with Malawi.

The project supports operationalisation of the Single African Air Transport Market by addressing the infrastructure and airspace-management constraints that limit safe, efficient and competitive air transport. It covers both physical aviation infrastructure, including airports and air-navigation systems, and the institutional and technical architecture required for a seamless African airspace. The master plan is expected to consolidate national and regional plans, forecast traffic and capacity needs, identify infrastructure gaps, prioritise investments and develop an implementation roadmap. The seamless airspace component is intended to promote harmonised procedures, performance-based navigation, flexible routes, common surveillance-code arrangements and interoperable CNS/ATM systems. The African Union Commission and AFCAC are the principal continental institutions, working with ICAO, regional economic communities, air-navigation service providers, civil-aviation authorities and industry stakeholders. All African Union member states are beneficiaries. A continent-wide aviation infrastructure gap analysis was completed and validated in 2023. Official ICAO and AFCAC reporting in 2024-2026 indicates that its results are being used to refine the air-navigation master strategy and identify bankable national and regional projects. The 2026 AU Assembly still called for mobilisation of financing for development of the Continental Aviation Infrastructure Master Plan.

Upgrading and dualisation of the road from Kitwe to Chingola (Zambia).

Deployment and implementation of a broadband connectivity link between Kinshasa and Lusaka through the link Muanda-Kinshasa then Kinshasa-Kasumbalesa, afterwards establishes a cross boarder connection operated by Zamtel in Zambia and la Société Congolaise des Postes et des Télécommunications (SCPT) in DRC.

The project involves the construction of a fibre optic network from Lusaka to Kasumbalesa a town at the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The project entails the installation of the Malawi section of the 600 km fibre-optic link between Lusaka and Lilongwe: from the Zambia border to Lilongwe.

Construction of a transmission line that connects Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Power Station at Songo in Mozambique with the power system of Zambia at Serenje.