USTDA Connects U.S Companies to Wind Power Opportunities in Zambia
August 17, 2017
(USTDA)
Arlington, VA – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant
supporting a feasibility study for a 130 MW wind power project in Zambia. The
grantee is Access Zambia Wind One Limited, a wind power project developer and
subsidiary of Access Power, a Power Africa partner and developer, owner, and
operator of power assets in emerging and frontier markets.
Slated for completion in 2019, the wind farm is anticipated to be the first wind
independent power production project in Zambia and will help meet the
country’s growing demand for electricity.
“USTDA is pleased to support this important project that will help diversify
Zambia’s energy generation mix,” said USTDA’s Acting Director Thomas R.
Hardy. “The project will create opportunities for U.S. exports in a new and
growing sector in Zambia.”
Vahid Fotuhi, Managing Director for Access, noted, “By bringing this
pioneering project to fruition with the support of USTDA we aim to diversify
Zambia’s energy mix and tap into its vast clean energy power generation
potential in order to help fuel its economic development and satisfy the urgent
need for electrification.”
Access Zambia will competitively select a U.S. firm to complete the study.
Businesses interested in submitting proposals for this USTDA-funded feasibility
study should visit the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at www.fbo.gov. A link to the FBO
announcement will be posted to USTDA’s website at
https://www.ustda.gov/business-opportunities.
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