Elecnor has been awarded a contract in Zambia for the refurbishment of the electricity network in the capital city Lusaka. This Brownfield Project, with a value of €23 million, is expected to create over 600 jobs.
The work has been divided into two packages. The first corresponds to the neighborhoods of Garden, Mandevu and Ngwerere, in the northern metropolitan area and the second covers the neighborhoods of John Howard and Chawama, in the south. The project includes both the construction of the new networks and the refurbishment of the existing ones and their interconnection to the new infrastructure.
The contract has been awarded by the National Authorizing Office of the European Development Fund. Also collaborating on this project are Zesco Ltd., as supervisor, and the independent company Intec-GOPA, as the supervisor’s representative.
The work will be executed using specific equipment and machinery, given the difficulties the area presents: it is densely populated and characterized by narrow streets and difficult access. This situation means it will be necessary to do the work manually on many occasions.