ZM-Power Rehab SIL (FY98)

Abstract*

The overall objective of the Power Rehabilitation Project is to enhance the ability of Zambia's electricity supply industry to provide electricity at least cost and in an efficient, sustainable manner to stimulate more and inclusive growth in the Zambian economy. The project components include 1) rehabilitating hydropower stations, as well as distribution and transmission systems to improve technical efficiency and the quality and reliability of supply;... Show More

Development Objective

The Project's overall objective is to suport the Borrower's aim of enhancing the ability of Zambia's electricity supply industry to provide electricity at least-cost and in an efficient, sustainable manner to stimulate growth in the Zambian economy. To assist GRZ in realizing this objective, the Project will support: (a) the Borrower.s policy of establishing the legal, and regulatory framework conducive to sustainable efficiency and private participation in the power sector; (b) improving efficiency of ZESCO, the national electricity utility through capacity-building measures and a commercialization plan based on corporate autonomy and management accountability, which will enhance the company.s resource mobilization; (c) improving technical efficiency and the quality and reliability of supply in ZESCO.s physical system through rehabilitation of, and loss reduction in the existing electricity supply system; and (d) implementing the rehabilitation and development program for the communities, who were unfairly resettled during the construction of Kariba Hydropower Project in 1955.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P035076
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Samuel A. O'Brien-Kumi
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Zambia
Disclosure Date
October 31, 1994
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
February 19, 1998
Effective Date
March 2, 1999

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 328.20 million
Implementing Agency
Zambia Electricityu Supply Company
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
1998

Commitment Amount
US$ 184.45 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2005

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
January 15, 2013

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management8%
- FY17 - Biodiversity4%
- FY17 - Landscape Management4%
FY17 - Water Resource Management24%
- FY17 - Water Institutions, Policies and Reform24%

FY17 - Finance

FY17 - Financial Infrastructure and Access25%
- FY17 - Credit Infrastructure25%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs8%
- FY17 - Job Creation8%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development25%
- FY17 - Land Administration and Management4%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery21%
FY17 - Urban Development8%
- FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery8%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
SOUTH AFRICA: Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)	36.80
NORWAY: Norwegian Agency for Dev. Coop. (NORAD)	14.67
IDA Credit	75.00
Nordic Development Fund (NDF)	7.00
EC: European Investment Bank	35.70
FRANCE: French Agency for Development	11.50
FINLAND: Ministry for Foreign Affairs	0.60
SWEDEN: Swedish Intl. Dev. Cooperation Agency (SIDA)	3.18

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	75.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	75.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	109.45
Total Project Cost**	328.20

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of July 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Nov 24, 2021	IDA-30420	Int Charges	377.48
Nov 24, 2021	IDA-30420	Int Charges	377.48
May 15, 2021	IDA-30420	Int Charges	0.01
May 15, 2021	IDA-30420	Int Charges	0.01
Jun 21, 2021	IDA-30420	Int Charges	65,700.46
Jun 21, 2021	IDA-30420	Int Charges	65,700.46
Jun 21, 2021	IDA-30420	Int Charges	9,553.25
Jun 21, 2021	IDA-30420	Int Charges	9,553.25
Jun 21, 2021	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	515,295.00
Jun 21, 2021	IDA-30420	Int Charges	407.18
Jun 21, 2021	IDA-30420	Int Charges	407.18
Nov 15, 2020	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	954.03
Dec 23, 2020	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	519,078.97
Dec 23, 2020	IDA-30420	Int Charges	184.18
Dec 23, 2020	IDA-30420	Int Charges	184.18
Dec 23, 2020	IDA-30420	Int Charges	58,615.14
Nov 15, 2018	IDA-30420	Int Charges	72,962.70
May 15, 2018	IDA-30420	Int Charges	77,354.74
May 15, 2018	IDA-30420	Int Charges	77,354.74
Nov 15, 2017	IDA-30420	Int Charges	5,052.74
Nov 15, 2017	IDA-30420	Int Charges	5,052.74
Nov 15, 2017	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	12,959.58
Nov 15, 2017	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	242,128.98
Nov 15, 2017	IDA-30420	Int Charges	77,483.71
Nov 15, 2017	IDA-30420	Int Charges	77,483.71
May 15, 2017	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	238,592.52
May 15, 2017	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	8,808.77
May 15, 2017	IDA-30420	Int Charges	71,175.96
May 15, 2017	IDA-30420	Int Charges	71,175.96
Nov 15, 2016	IDA-30420	Int Charges	3,953.05
Nov 15, 2016	IDA-30420	Int Charges	3,953.05
Nov 15, 2016	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	246,171.83
Nov 15, 2016	IDA-30420	Int Charges	76,621.53
Nov 15, 2016	IDA-30420	Int Charges	76,621.53
May 15, 2016	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	6,490.97
May 15, 2016	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	241,308.94
May 15, 2016	IDA-30420	Int Charges	76,150.88
May 15, 2016	IDA-30420	Int Charges	76,150.88
May 15, 2016	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	6,933.00
Nov 15, 2015	IDA-30420	Int Charges	10,518.54
Nov 15, 2015	IDA-30420	Int Charges	10,518.54
Nov 15, 2015	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	249,878.27
Nov 15, 2015	IDA-30420	Int Charges	69,275.65
Nov 15, 2015	IDA-30420	Int Charges	69,275.65
Nov 15, 2015	IDA-30420	Int Charges	10,373.58
Nov 15, 2015	IDA-30420	Int Charges	10,373.58
May 15, 2015	IDA-30420	Int Charges	8,533.57
May 15, 2015	IDA-30420	Int Charges	63,149.05
May 15, 2015	IDA-30420	Int Charges	63,149.05
May 15, 2015	IDA-30420	Int Charges	8,533.57
May 15, 2015	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	255,637.40
May 15, 2014	IDA-30420	Int Charges	2,158.66
May 15, 2014	IDA-30420	Int Charges	2,158.66
Feb 19, 1998	IDA-30420	Loan Commitment	24,696,158.00
Feb 19, 1998	IDA-3042A	Loan Commitment	50,303,844.00
May 15, 2024	IDA-30420	Int Charges	4,930.84
May 15, 2024	IDA-30420	Int Charges	4,930.84
May 15, 2024	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	459,734.84
May 15, 2024	IDA-30420	Int Charges	69.69
May 15, 2024	IDA-30420	Int Charges	69.69
May 15, 2024	IDA-30420	Int Charges	50,171.32
May 15, 2024	IDA-30420	Int Charges	50,171.32
May 15, 2024	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	18,084.08
May 16, 2023	IDA-30420	Int Charges	49,628.57
May 16, 2023	IDA-30420	Int Charges	49,628.57
May 16, 2023	IDA-30420	Int Charges	98.51
May 16, 2023	IDA-30420	Int Charges	98.51
Nov 22, 2023	IDA-30420	Int Charges	4,896.48
Nov 22, 2023	IDA-30420	Int Charges	4,896.48
Nov 22, 2023	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	480,563.12
Nov 22, 2023	IDA-30420	Int Charges	10.01
Nov 22, 2023	IDA-30420	Int Charges	10.01
Nov 22, 2023	IDA-30420	Int Charges	47,302.40
Nov 22, 2023	IDA-30420	Int Charges	47,302.40
May 16, 2023	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	485,072.94
May 16, 2023	IDA-30420	Int Charges	5,838.58
May 16, 2023	IDA-30420	Int Charges	5,838.58
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	11,981.96
Nov 25, 2022	IDA-30420	Int Charges	49,251.42
Nov 25, 2022	IDA-30420	Int Charges	49,251.42
Nov 25, 2022	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	460,680.56
Nov 25, 2022	IDA-30420	Int Charges	105.82
Nov 25, 2022	IDA-30420	Int Charges	105.82
May 15, 2022	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	11,030.41
May 26, 2022	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	476,297.90
May 26, 2022	IDA-30420	Int Charges	45.42
May 26, 2022	IDA-30420	Int Charges	45.42
May 26, 2022	IDA-30420	Int Charges	58,498.97
May 26, 2022	IDA-30420	Int Charges	58,498.97
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	567.31
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	0.01
Nov 24, 2021	IDA-30420	Int Charges	62,284.16
Nov 24, 2021	IDA-30420	Int Charges	62,284.16
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	254,583.60
Nov 24, 2021	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	250,155.92
May 15, 2014	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	278,451.90
May 15, 2014	IDA-30420	Int Charges	91,889.79
May 15, 2014	IDA-30420	Int Charges	91,889.79
Nov 15, 2013	IDA-30420	Int Charges	28.36
Nov 15, 2013	IDA-30420	Int Charges	28.36
Nov 15, 2013	IDA-30420	Int Charges	89,923.64
Nov 15, 2013	IDA-30420	Int Charges	89,923.64
Nov 15, 2013	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	3,862.91
Nov 15, 2013	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	271,976.62
Nov 15, 2014	IDA-30420	Int Charges	86,236.57
Nov 15, 2014	IDA-30420	Int Charges	86,236.57
Nov 15, 2014	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	2,052.87
Nov 15, 2014	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	262,272.00
Dec 23, 2020	IDA-30420	Int Charges	58,615.14
Jun 2, 2020	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	496,786.25
Jun 2, 2020	IDA-30420	Int Charges	459.85
Jun 2, 2020	IDA-30420	Int Charges	459.85
Jun 2, 2020	IDA-30420	Int Charges	67,066.50
Jun 2, 2020	IDA-30420	Int Charges	67,066.50
Jun 2, 2020	IDA-30420	Int Charges	3,915.20
Jun 2, 2020	IDA-30420	Int Charges	3,915.20
Dec 31, 2019	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	492,998.20
Dec 31, 2019	IDA-30420	Int Charges	153.31
Dec 31, 2019	IDA-30420	Int Charges	153.31
Dec 31, 2019	IDA-30420	Int Charges	65,344.06
Dec 31, 2019	IDA-30420	Int Charges	65,344.06
Nov 15, 2019	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	6,270.40
May 30, 2019	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	488,559.44
May 30, 2019	IDA-30420	Int Charges	70,855.64
May 30, 2019	IDA-30420	Int Charges	70,855.64
May 15, 2019	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	8,703.98
Nov 15, 2018	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	10,410.00
May 15, 2018	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	2,597.40
May 15, 2018	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	513,098.38
Nov 15, 2018	IDA-30420	Loan Repay	488,477.72
Nov 15, 2018	IDA-30420	Int Charges	72,962.70

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Counterpart Funding	Unsatisfactory	2005-12-28
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2005-12-28
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2005-12-28
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2005-12-28
Procurement	Satisfactory	2005-12-28
Overall Safeguards Rating	Unsatisfactory	2005-12-28
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2005-12-28
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2005-12-28

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT:
Outcomes
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 09-05-2007	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Not Rated	N/a
Bank Performance	Unsatisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Unsatisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Unsatisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Unsatisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Not Rated	N/a

Results Framework