Zambia

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GET.invest Market Insight package: Mini-Grids in Zambia FULL PACKAGE

Consisting of a developer guide, two case studies, and two model business cases. Zip file (9 MB). Download of single documents available on this page.

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GET.invest Market Insights: Mini-Grids in Zambia

Case Study: Hydropower Mini-Grid at Lwakela Falls (0.6 MB)

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GET.invest Market Insights: Mini-Grids in Zambia

Model Business Case: Hydro Mini-Grid for Rural Electrification (0.5 MB)

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GET.invest Market Insight package: Stand-Alone Solar Businesses in Zambia FULL PACKAGE

Consisting of a developer guide, two case studies, and one model business case. Zip file (6 MB). Download of single documents available on this page.

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GET.invest Market Insights: Stand-Alone Solar Businesses in Zambia

Case Study: Kazang Solar PAYGO Solar Home Systems (0.3 MB)

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GET.invest Market Insights: Stand-Alone Solar Businesses in Zambia

Model Business Case: PAYGO Solar Home System Company in Zambia (0.4 MB)

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GET.invest Market Insights: Mini-Grids in Zambia

Developer Guide (8 MB)

GETinvest-Market-Insights_ZMB_Mini-grid_-Guide_2019.pdf

GET.invest Market Insights: Mini-Grids in Zambia

Case Study: Solar PV Mini-Grid in Sinda District (0.4 MB)

GETinvest-Market-Insights_ZMB_Mini-grid_-CS-Solar_2019.pdf

GET.invest Market Insights: Mini-Grids in Zambia

Model Business Case: Solar PV Mini-Grid for Rural Electrification (0.5 MB)

GETinvest-Market-Insights_ZMB_Mini-grid_-MBC-Solar_2019.pdf

GET.invest Market Insights: Stand-Alone Solar Businesses in Zambia

Developer Guide (5 MB)

GETinvest-Market-Insights_ZMB_SHS_-Guide_2019.pdf

GET.invest Market Insights: Stand-Alone Solar Businesses in Zambia

Case Study: VITALITE PAYGO Solar Home Systems (0.4 MB)

GETinvest-Market-Insights_ZMB_SHS_-CS-VITALITE_2019.pdf

Institutions & Stakeholders

Ministry of Energy and Water Development

Read on www.mmewd.gov.zm

Office for Promoting Private Power Investment

Read on www.opppi.gov.zm

Energy Regulation Board

Read on www.erb.org.zm

Rural Electrification Authority

Read on www.rea.org.zm

Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation

Read on www.zesco.co.zm

Zambia Development Agency

Read on www.zda.org.zm

Zambia Industrial Development Corporation

Read on www.idc.co.zm

Zambia Revenue Agency

Read on www.zra.org.zm

Zambia Environmental Management Agency

Read on www.zema.org.zm

Zambia Bureau of Standards

Read on www.zabs.org.zm

Reports & Research

United States Department of State Investment Climate Statement 2016 – Zambia

Read on www.state.gov

World Bank Doing Business – Zambia

Read on www.doingbusiness.org

Zambia Development Agency – Energy Sector Profile

Read on www.zda.org.zm

CIA World Factbook – Zambia

Read on www.cia.gov

Climatescope 2016 – Zambia

Read on global-climatescope.org

ODI: Accelerating Access to Electricity in Africa with Off-Grid Solar – Zambia

Read on www.odi.org

IRENA: Zambia Renewables Readiness Assessment 2013

Read on www.irena.org

Reegle: Country Energy Profile – Zambia

Read on www.reegle.info

REN21 Interactive Map – Zambia Country Profile

Read on www.ren21.net

Regulations & Public Documents

Energy Regulation Board: Energy Sector Report 2014

Read on www.erb.org.zm

Zambia Development Agency: Energy Sector Profile 2014

Read on www.zda.org.zm

Key figures

Available statistics:
Capital
Lusaka
Official language
English
Population (2016 est.)
15,510,711
Population growth (2016 est.), %
2.94
Median age (2016 est.), years
16.7
Urbanization rate (2010 - 2016), % p.a.
4.32
Urban population (2015), % of total
40.9
Rural population (2015), % of total
59
Population density (2015), per km2
22
HDI (2014)
139 of 188
National Currency
Kwacha, ZMW
GDP (2015), USD million current
21,154.39
GDP growth (2015), %
2.9
GDP annual growth rate forecast (2020), %
5.97
GNI per capita (2015), current int’l USD
3,640
Inflation (2016), %
7.5
Inflation Rate Forecast (2020), %
13.07
Foreign Direct Investment, net inflows (2015), BOP current USD billions
1,582
Net official development assistance (2014), current USD millions
994
Budget deficit (2016), % of GDP
-8.1
Ease of Doing Business (2016), rank of 190
98
TI Corruption Index (2016), rank of 168
76
Installed Generation Capacity (2016), MW
2,400
Installed Fossil Fuel Capacity (2016), % of total installed capacity
4
Hydro Capacity (2016), % of total installed capacity
95
Other RE Capacity (2016), % of total installed capacity
<1
Renewable electricity output as % of total electricity output excl. hydro (2016)
<1
Avg. distribution and transmission losses as % of output (2013)
9
Net electricity imports (2014), kWh
13 million
Electrification rate, total (2016) %
28
Electrification rate, urban (2016) %
62
Electrification rate, rural (2016) %
5
Peak demand (2015), MW
Nearly 3,000
Per capita electricity consumption (2013), kWh
731