Zambia: Zesco seeks consultant for Chishimba Falls uprating

Zesco is seeking expressions of interest by 3 July for consultancy services for the rehabilitation and uprating of the Chishimba Falls hydropower scheme on the Luombe River. The utility seeks an implementation engineer to provide owners engineer services, including support during implementation/construction, commissioning and defect liability phases, and follow-up environmental and social impact mitigation measures that include conversion of the existing ‘A’ station into a museum. The consulting services will be financed by Germany’s KfW Development Bank.