China-Africa: Zambian power station built by China put into operation
The 330-kilovolt Lumwana substation in Zambia, was recently put into operation and has started to supply power to local copper mines, according to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC). It was contracted to be built by the Electric Power of Henan under the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC).
Zambian President Rupiah Banda attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony and highly praised the project, recognizing the outstanding contribution SGCC has made to stimulate the local economy.
Zambia’s 330-kilovolt Lumwana substation is the electricity transmission and conversion project with the highest voltage class, and is the biggest contract signed by a Chinese enterprise for this type of project. It is also the power grid project with the highest voltage class in Zambia. SGCC’s Electric Power of Henan and China Henan International Cooperation Group Company jointly participated in the bidding to win this project, which had a total contract value of 22.22 million USD.
The enterprises under SGCC were responsible for the project’s design, installation and debugging, while Chinese manufacturers produced all the major equipment, effectively boosting Chinese power technology and equipment exports.
By People’s Daily Online
Tags: Zambia