SADC targets $4bn high-priority energy projects
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
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According to information released during the 34th Summit of Sadc Heads of State and Government taking place in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, the nine projects are at various stages of development and include the flagship ZiZaBoNa Interconnector Project to be implemented by Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia.
Other projects accorded high priority include the Central Transmission Corridor (CTC), the Mozambique Backbone Project, the Zambia-Tanzania-Kenya Inter-connector as well as the proposed Namibia-Angola Inter-connector that will connect Tanzania and Angola to the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP).
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