Kariba North Bank Hydropower Generation Projects
Objective of the project
To engage consulting/advisory services to facilitate investment in the construction of the 360MW Kariba North Bank Extension power station.
To engage consulting/advisory services to facilitate investment in the construction of the 360MW Kariba North Bank Extension power station.
To assist in the transaction analysis phase of the project as well as update the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) to enable the project to reach financial closure and physical implementation. The EASSy is an initiative to construct and operate a submarine fiber-optic cable along the east coast of Africa to connect 20 coastal and land-locked countries to each other and to the rest of the world.
To complete outstanding project development work: updating the feasibility study, undertaking due diligence with respect to the review of financial, technical and legal aspects of the project, and preparing a Project Information Memorandum (PIM) for presentation to public and private investors.
To support the Governments of Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya in engaging a Transaction Advisor to structure the project to allow private sector participation and reach financial and legal close.
The activities for which IPPF assistance is requested are : technical, economic and financial feasibility studies, and environmental and social impact assessment studies for the 400KV Zambia-Mozambique Multinational Power interconnection.