The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) has received financing from NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) and the Multilateral Cooperation Centre for Development Finance (MCDF), with the African Development Bank as its supervising entity in the administration of this grant financing facility toward the cost of undertaking Feasibility study for the Luapula Hydro Power Plant Project and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for grant to payments under the contract for Technical and Economic Feasibility Studies.
The services included under this project are for the provision of a bankable Feasibility Study, Conceptual Design and Separate Tender Documents for each Country for the hydropower stations and transmission lines.
The Luapula Hydropower project is located on the Luapula river and consists of hydropower plants and transmission line construction at three sites: Mumbotuta CXb, Mambilima Vb, and Mambilima Y, with an estimated total installed capacity of 789 MW.
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