Activity under preparation Nexus Energy Water in Zambia 2.0 (NEWZA 2.0)

About this project

The underlying principle of the NEWZA 2.0, under a Team Europe approach, is to improve the water supply through introduction of renewable solar energy sources and energy efficiency measures in the North-Western and Copperbelt Provinces, where the Zambian segment of the Lobito Corridor is mainly located. To prepare the two provinces for the forecasted economic and demographic growth, it is crucial to improve basic service delivery in support of the development of mineral and agricultural value chains, as well as to enhance local communities resilience in those targeted provinces.The water supply will be enhanced through increasing energy autonomy of three Commercial Utilities (CUs) in conjunction with improving their operational and financial performance. Through the provision of renewable solar power to the CUs, they will become more climate resilient and independent from the existing unreliable and climateclimate vulnerable energy grid. This action will have a transformative impact on the financial viability of CUs operations and will free over 40-50GWh/per year of electricity for other economic activities and in particular for the growing power demand related to the mining operations across the Critical Raw Materials (CRM) value chains as well as for the manufacturing and agriculture sectors, that have an important growth potential along the new economic corridor.Geographically, the action is deployed along the Lobito Corridor, covering the 2 provinces of North-Western and…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 6Clean Water and Sanitation
• 7Affordable and Clean Energy
• 10Reduced Inequalities
• 11Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 13Climate Action
• 16Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Zambia

Sectors

Energy generation, renewable sources - multiple technologiesWater supply and sanitation - large systems

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focusMaternal, newborn and child health · Also contributesDisability inclusion · Also contributes

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2021-ACT-63065.

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