MARKET / ZAMBIA
#5Continent rank
52Deals tracked
$10,207mCapital tracked
8,289 MWPipeline
585 MWOperational (tracked)
3,404 MWInstalled RE (2024, IRENA)
54%Electricity access (2024, World Bank)
$28.9bnGDP (2025, World Bank)
33.16%RE capital / GDP (12M)
Market primer
structure, counterparties and bankability context| Region / power pool | Eastern Africa · SAPP |
| Main offtaker | ZESCO |
| Regulator | Energy Regulation Board |
| PPA framework | Not yet researched |
| Currency / convertibility | ZMW · Not yet researched |
| GDP per capita | $1,318 (2025, World Bank) |
| Sovereign ratings | Moody’s — · S&P — · IMF DSA — |
| Last updated | pending |
Installed renewables
2015–2024, MW (IRENA)Deals
every row source-linkedProject pipeline
Tariffs & policy
| Date | Program / deal | US¢/kWh | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | Stardust Solar Zambia Utility Project | 7.00 | A |
| 2026-06-24 | Energy Licensing Information Hub Government of Zambia |
| 2026-06-05 | Extension of copper concentrate export-duty waiver Government of Zambia |
| 2026-06-01 | Competitive Procurement Framework for Private Sector Investment in Renewable Energy Ministry of Energy; FCDO; Green Cities, Infrastructure and Energy Programme |
| 2026-06-01 | Tax and Non-Tax Incentives Framework for Electricity Development in Zambia Ministry of Energy; FCDO; Green Cities, Infrastructure and Energy Programme |
| 2026-06-01 | Financing Roadmap for Zambia’s Integrated Resource Plan Ministry of Energy; FCDO; Green Cities, Infrastructure and Energy Programme |
| 2026-05-20 | Competitive Procurement Framework for Private Sector Investment in Renewable Energy Ministry of Energy; FCDO; GCEIP |
| 2026-05-20 | Tax and Non-Tax Incentives Framework for Electricity Development Ministry of Energy; FCDO; GCEIP |
| 2026-05-16 | Presidential Constituency Energy Initiative (PCEI) Zambian Parliament; Ministry of Green Economy and Environment |
| 2026-04-21 | National Methane Abatement Strategy Zambian Parliament; Ministry of Green Economy and Environment |
| 2026-04-11 | Carbon Feed In Premium Programme (CFIP) Ministry of Green Economy and Environment; Ministry of Energy |
| 2026-03-23 | Gender Impact Assessment Guidelines Ministry of Energy |
| 2026-03-18 | Zambia Open Access Electricity Market Regime Ministry of Energy |
| 2026-03-16 | ERB Energy Project Approvals (March 2026) Energy Regulation Board (ERB) |
| 2026-02-06 | ERB Energy Infrastructure Approvals (February 2026) Energy Regulation Board (ERB) |
| 2026-02-02 | Carbon Feed-in Premium (CFIP) Programme Ministry of Green Economy and Environment |
| 2026-01-22 | 2026 Rural Energy Project Pipeline Government of Zambia |
| 2026-01-16 | Energy Efficiency Lighting for Clean Energy Transition (ELECT) Project Ministry of Energy (Zambia); European Union; Mulungushi University |
| 2025-12-02 | Zambia Green Finance Taxonomy (ZGFT) Ministry of Green Economy and Environment; UNDP BIOFIN |
| 2025-11-21 | Global Energy Transfer Feed-in-Tariff (GETFIT) Phase I African Development Bank; Government of Zambia |
| 2025-04-01 | Reduction in approval timeline for solar energy projects Ministry of Energy |
| 2025-03-15 | National energy compact Ministry of energy |
Recent coverage
from the archive| 2026-07-17 | Trafigura Withdraws From Angola DRC Zambia Power Line Project builds on prior coverage — trace "Trafigura" in Storyline for the history |
| 2026-07-17 | Trafigura’s Angola-DRC-Zambia Power Line Project Withdrawal Explained builds on prior coverage — trace "Trafigura" in Storyline for the history |
| 2026-07-17 | Trafigura Withdraws From 2,000 MW Angola-DRC-Zambia Power Line Project capacity 2,000 MW; builds on prior coverage — trace "Trafigura" in Storyline for the history |
| 2026-07-17 | Zambia signs contracts for 312MW constituency solar programme capacity 312MW; builds on prior coverage — trace "constituency" in Storyline for the history |
| 2026-07-17 | Zambia Launches $236 Million Constituency Solar Initiative Zambia's ministry confirms formal contract signing for the 312 MW decentralized solar programme with a refined $236M figure, ZESCO grid-integration role, and local-authority equity stakes — signaling the pipeline is moving from award into a 12-month construction mobilization lenders can track. |
| 2026-07-17 | Zambia awards contracts for 312 MW decentralized solar programme Zambia's PCEI decentralized solar programme moves from policy to execution with five named EPC consortia awarded 312 MW of grid-connected capacity and a 12-month build clock, giving sponsors/DFIs a concrete pipeline to track alongside the broader 10 GW-by-2030 target. |
| 2026-07-17 | Navitas Solar Enters Zambia EPC Market as Indians Eye Africa Gujarat-based Navitas Solar's entry into Zambia's solar EPC market highlights the growing footprint of Indian solar developers seeking international opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa. |
| 2026-07-17 | Navitas Solar has strengthened its global renewable energy footprint by securing a US$20 million EPC contract for a 54 MW utility-scale solar power project in Zambia's Serenje Province. The project marks a significant mi This is the same Navitas Solar/Navitas Planet $20M, 54MW Serenje EPC award already logged as EVT-20260717-409 (and EVT-20260715-058) — a LinkedIn repost of a prior press release with no new facts. |
| 2026-07-17 | Surat-based Navitas Solar has entered Zambia with its first utility-scale EPC project — a ₹200 crore, 54 MW captive solar plant in Serenje Province for a mining company via its arm Navitas Planet. The move marks the comp Adds hard details (Serenje Province site, unnamed mining-company offtaker) to the already-logged Navitas Planet 54MW Zambia EPC deal and flags rising Indian EPC competition (Sterling & Wilson, Jakson Green) against incumbent Chinese contractors in African solar. |
| 2026-07-16 | Zambia - Utility-scale The government signs contracts with a consortium of five Chinese firms to design, supply, and install solar PV power plants across all 156 constituencies. This marks a major step in scaling up dist builds on prior coverage — trace "consortium" in Storyline for the history |
| 2026-07-16 | Zambia inks contracts for 312-MW decentralised solar rollout builds on prior coverage — trace "decentralised" in Storyline for the history |
| 2026-07-16 | Angola-DRC-Zambia power transmission line evolves as Trafigura exits the project builds on prior coverage — trace "exits" in Storyline for the history |
| 2026-07-16 | Zambia: 156 solar plants of 2 MW each to be built nationwide capacity 2 MW; builds on prior coverage — trace "nationwide" in Storyline for the history |
| 2026-07-15 | Navitas Planet secures $20 million utility-scale solar EPC project in Zambia - pv magazine India Navitas Planet enters the African utility-scale solar market with a $20 million EPC contract for a 54 MW project in Zambia. |
| 2026-07-15 | Navitas Planet Secures US$ 20M Solar EPC Project in Zambia Navitas Solar announced that its dedicated Engineering, Procurement, and Construction #EPC arm, Navitas Planet, has secured a US$ 20 million contract to develop Navitas Planet has secured the EPC contract for the 54 MW Serenje solar project, confirming the project's progression toward execution. |