# Pensulo–Mpika second 330 kV transmission line (186 km) and substation works, package 1, Zambia

- Status: Awarded. An official contract award has been published.
- Deadline: not recorded
- Buyer: ZESCO Limited
- Country: Zambia
- Location: Pensulo and Mpika
- Reference: ZM-ZESCO-466150-CW-RFB
- Notice type: Contract award
- Procedure: Request for Bids under the World Bank Procurement Regulations
- Contract model: Construction
- First published: 2025-04-16 on World Bank procurement notices (OP00457165)
- Official notice: https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/procurement-detail/OP00457165
- 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-pensulo-mpika-330kv-transmission-line-package-1

## Scope

Package 1 of the Zambia–Tanzania interconnector: a second 330 kV single-circuit overhead line of 186 km between Pensulo and Mpika with substation works at both ends. Contract duration 24 months.

## Contract award

- Winner: SINOTEC Consortium (China)
- Signed price: USD 34,332,908 + ZMW 116,459,751.84
- Award notified: 2026-05-18
- Award published: 2026-07-16
- Duration: 24 months


| Bidder | Country | Evaluated price | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SINOTEC Consortium | China | USD 41,755,598.35 | awarded |
| Transrail Lighting Limited | India | USD 45,351,604.22 | evaluated |
| KEC International Limited | India | USD 48,452,510.39 | evaluated |
| JV of SOCOL & Sinohydro | China | USD 51,147,986.78 | evaluated |
| Kalpataru Projects International Limited | India | USD 53,658,740.51 | evaluated |
| TBEA Co. Ltd. | China | USD 53,963,746.82 | evaluated |
| China Jiangxi International Economic & Technical Corporation Company Limited | China | USD 70,147,237.97 | evaluated |
| Energo (Nigeria) Limited and Chris Ejik International Agencies Limited JV | Nigeria | not evaluated | rejected (Bid security not provided) |
| Amulet Group | South Africa | not evaluated | rejected (Non-compliance) |
| JV Angelique, Skipper and BNC | India | not evaluated | rejected (Non responsive) |
| China Energy Engineering Group Northeast No. 2 Electric Power Construction Co. Ltd. (CEEC NEPC II) | China | not evaluated | rejected (Non responsive) |
| Sunir Company | Iran | not evaluated | rejected (Non responsive) |
| Cross World Global Technology Limited | Nigeria | not evaluated | rejected (Non responsive) |

## Official documents

- [Contract award notice (World Bank)](https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/procurement-detail/OP00457165)
- [Invitation for bids (World Bank)](https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/procurement-detail/OP00341825)

## Sources

1. [World Bank procurement notice OP00457165: Contract award, Pensulo–Mpika 330 kV transmission line, package 1](https://search.worldbank.org/api/v2/procnotices?format=json&id=OP00457165). Official notice, World Bank, Published 2026-07-16, Read 2026-10-23.
2. [World Bank procurement notice OP00341825: Invitation for Bids, Pensulo–Mpika transmission lines](https://search.worldbank.org/api/v2/procnotices?format=json&id=OP00341825). Official notice, World Bank, Published 2025-04-16, Read 2026-10-23.