Zambia opens solar-plus-storage tender

Zambia National Vitality Corp. Ltd. (ZNEC) has launched a younger to deploy solar vegetation and battery vitality storage programs (BESS) in the nation’s 156 constituencies below a nationwide electrification initiative.

December 23, 2025
Patrick Jowett

ZNEC has launched a younger for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of two MW solar vegetation and 4 MWh BESS in all 156 constituencies of Zambia.

The subtle is section of the nation’s Presidential Constituency Vitality Initiative, which is working to place into effect constituency-level solar infrastructure across Zambia.

The search info from to subtle says the solar-plus-storage products and companies will be deployed at moral sites within each constituency by using existing substations and connection points, allowing for swiftly implementation. All sites are to be situated within 5 km of the nearest substation.

The chosen EPC contractor will be accountable for the procurement, set up, testing and commissioning of all required equipment. The subtle furthermore specifies that the BESS will most doubtless be both integrated with the solar arrangement or standalone.

Native and worldwide firms are invited to follow. The gash-off date to publish expressions of curiosity is Dec. 24. The expression of curiosity marks the fundamental stage of the subtle. Once qualified, shortlisted firms will be contacted and invited to publish bids.

Zambia currently has 391.7 MW of operational solar, in step with the Africa Photo voltaic Industry Affiliation’s (AFSIA) mission database, including 152.9 MW added this 365 days.

Earlier this month, Zambian renewables developer Kiyona Vitality Diminutive kicked off a subtle for a 25 MW solar plant, with capabilities birth till Jan. 9, 2026.

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