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Zambia – Example transactions
(please note that this is not an exhaustive list – please contact us for more details)
Commercial transmission agreements (Zambia):
Advising CEC in relation to the structuring and preparation of agreements relating to the transmission of power in Zambia.
Captive/Hydro/Solar IPP (Zambia):
Acting for CEC and UPEPO in respect of the development of a captive hydro / solar IPP in Zambia with CEC as offtaker
Power Supply (Zambia/DRC):
Advising Copperbelt Energy in relation to its power supply agreements to international customers.
GETFiT (Zambia):
Acting for KfW in relation to replicating the GETFiT small (1MW-20MW) renewable power program in Zambia.
Infrastructure Fund Financing (Zambia):
Advising lenders with regard to the financing of a loan facility to a leading telecoms player in Zambia
Investment (Zambia):
Acting for Copperbelt Energy Corporation PLC and its shareholders in respect of a growth capital investment by an investor
Itezhi Tezhi Hydro Facility (Zambia):
Advised a client regarding its proposed development of a hydro facility in Zambia.
Kabompo Hydropower Project (Zambia):
Acting for Copperbelt Energy Corporation in relation to its development of the Kabompo dam in Zambia.
Kasomena to Mwenda Toll Road (DRC/Zambia):
Advising the project sponsors on a cross border toll road project from Kasomena in DRC to Mwenda in Zambia.
Lower Kafue Hydropower Project (Zambia):
Advised the proposed developers in relation to the Lower Kafue hydropower project in Zambia.
Partial Listing (Zambia):
Representing Copperbelt Energy Corporation in Zambia in connection with the listing of its shares on the Zambian Stock Exchange.
Case Study
Bangweulu Scaling Solar IPP (Zambia) [2017]
Trinity advised the project company in relation to Zambia’s first large-scale solar power plant, the 54MW Bangweulu solar IPP developed, tendered, awarded and financed under the World Bank Group’s Scaling Solar programme.
The project was sponsored by Neoen SAS, First Solar Inc. and Zambia’s Industrial Development Corporation, with financing provided by International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). The project also benefitted from a partial risk guarantee from the International Development Agency (IDA).
The project was particularly notable for the tariff it achieved (6.02USc/kWh), which was the lowest solar tariff in sub-Saharan Africa at the time and will remain fixed for 25 years. The project will supply electricity to more than 27,000 homes in Zambia.
Telecoms (Zambia):
Advising Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and Stanbic Bank Zambia with regard to the financing of a loan facility to MTN (Zambia) Limited.
Toll Roads Bid (Zambia):
Advising an international consortium bidding for the development of several toll roads in Zambia.
Transmission Line Project (Zambia):
Representing the Copperbelt Energy Corporation, a joint venture between Cinergy Global Power and the National Grid, in relation to the development a 220kv transmission line project in the North Western Province of Zambia (and a long-term power supply agreement to the Kansanshi Mining Project.)