# Central Electricals International wins Pemba Island distribution network contract in Zanzibar

> A World Bank award notice records a signed price of USD 15,099,999.20 for an 18-month refurbishment and last-mile package on Pemba Island, Zanzibar.

- Topic: Contract award
- Event date: 2026-08-03
- First published on EPC Feed: 2026-10-24T06:44:58.097Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T06:44:58.097Z
- Value: USD 15,099,999.20 (Signed contract price in the World Bank award notice (USD 15,099,999.20).)
- Companies: World Bank
- Countries: Tanzania
- Page: https://epcfeed.com/news/tanzania-zeco-pemba-distribution-network


## Key facts

- Country: Tanzania (Zanzibar)
- Financing: IDA-68970 (project P169561)
- Scope: 33/0.4 kV distribution network, refurbishment and last-mile connections, Pemba Island
- Signed price: USD 15,099,999.20
- Duration: 18 months
- Award notified: 3 August 2026

The World Bank has published a contract award notice for the design, supply and installation of a 33/0.4 kV power distribution network on Pemba Island, Zanzibar. The notification of award was issued on 3 August 2026, and the notice was posted the following day.

The awarded bidder is Central Electricals International Limited of Dar es Salaam. The notice shows an evaluated bid price of USD 16,928,459.20, and the signed contract price is lower at USD 15,099,999.20.

The work covers expansion and refurbishment of the island's distribution system, including last-mile connections. The contract runs for 18 months and is procured under the Zanzibar Energy Sector Transformation and Access Project (P169561), financed through IDA credit IDA-68970.

The notice does not give the number of customers to be connected or the length of new lines. The awarded bidder is not profiled in this record.

## Sources

1. [World Bank procurement notice OP00460557: Contract award, Pemba Island distribution network, Tanzania](https://search.worldbank.org/api/v2/procnotices?format=json&id=OP00460557). Official notice, World Bank, Published 2026-08-04, Read 2026-10-23.