# Mpika–Kasama second 330 kV transmission line (200 km) and substation works, Zambia

- Status: Awarded. An official contract award has been published.
- Deadline: not recorded
- Buyer: ZESCO Limited
- Country: Zambia
- Location: Mpika and Kasama
- Reference: ZM-ZESCO-471432-CW-RFB
- Notice type: Contract award
- Procedure: Request for Bids under the World Bank Procurement Regulations
- Contract model: Plant: design, supply and installation
- First published: 2025-04-16 on World Bank procurement notices (OP00475127)
- Official notice: https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/procurement-detail/OP00475127
- Values: none published
- Financing: World Bank
- Sectors: Transmission and distribution
- Last checked against the official record: 2026-10-23
- Page: https://epcfeed.com/tenders/zambia-mpika-kasama-330kv-transmission-line

## Scope

Design, supply and installation of a second 330 kV single-circuit overhead line of about 200 km between Mpika and Kasama, with substation works at both ends, under the RETRADE-SA MPA Phase 1: Zambia–Tanzania Interconnector Project. Contract duration 24 months.

## Contract award

- Winner: SINOTEC Consortium (China)
- Signed price: USD 38,279,359.30 + ZMW 155,152,727.35
- Award notified: 2026-08-05
- Award published: 2026-10-14
- Duration: 24 months


| Bidder | Country | Evaluated price | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SINOTEC Consortium | China | USD 47,156,162.14 | awarded |
| Transrail Lighting Limited | India | USD 48,582,643.80 | evaluated |
| KEC International Ltd | India | USD 49,023,638.99 | evaluated |
| Sinohydro-Yellow River (JV) | China | USD 50,195,241.46 | evaluated |
| Kalpataru Projects International Limited | India | USD 55,642,299.48 | evaluated |
| TBEA Co. Ltd. | China | USD 57,814,091.17 | evaluated |
| China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co., Ltd. | China | USD 65,139,655.97 | evaluated |
| Amulet Group | South Africa | USD 74,231,319.32 | evaluated |
| Energo (Nigeria) Limited and Chris Ejik International Agencies Limited JV | Nigeria | not evaluated | rejected (Bid security not provided) |
| China Energy Engineering Group Henan Electric Power Design Institute Co. Ltd. (CEEC-HEPDI) | China | not evaluated | rejected (Non responsive) |
| JV Angelique, Skipper and BNC | India | not evaluated | rejected (Non responsive) |
| Sunir Company | Iran | not evaluated | rejected (Non responsive) |

## Official documents

- [Contract award notice (World Bank)](https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/procurement-detail/OP00475127)
- [Invitation for bids (World Bank)](https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/procurement-detail/OP00343606)

## Sources

1. [World Bank procurement notice OP00475127: Contract award, Mpika–Kasama 330 kV transmission line](https://search.worldbank.org/api/v2/procnotices?format=json&id=OP00475127). Official notice, World Bank, Published 2026-10-14, Read 2026-10-23.
2. [World Bank procurement notice OP00343606: Invitation for Bids, Mpika–Kasama transmission lines](https://search.worldbank.org/api/v2/procnotices?format=json&id=OP00343606). Official notice, World Bank, Published 2025-04-16, Read 2026-10-23.