ZESCO awards contract for $200 million Lusaka transmission project

Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) has awarded Aurecon a contract to provide engineering, design and construction supervision services for the USD200 million World Bank funded Lusaka Transmission and Distribution Rehabilitation Project.

Aurecon provides engineering, management and specialist technical services for government and private sector clients globally.

Aurecon project leader Anton Harmse says his company is excited to work with ZESCO to increase the capacity and improve the reliability of Lusaka’s electricity transmission and distribution system.

Mr Harmse in a statement issued to QFM News by African Press Organisation says the creation of this transmission and distribution infrastructure will ensure the long-term sustainable operation of the network.

He says using experience gained on projects previously executed for ZESCO and the World Bank, the Aurecon project team will look at identifying remedial or preventative measures that can be actioned to optimise the benefits of the system upgrades.

The project is expected to be completed in 2019.