Zambia After Open Access: Who Is Building the Power Market Beyond ZESCO

Zambia’s 2024 Open Access Regulations allow eligible generators, traders and customers to use spare capacity on transmission and distribution networks they do not own, on non-discriminatory terms. Introduced during severe drought-driven electricity shortages, the reform created new routes for generators to reach large domestic and cross-border customers without relying exclusively on Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (ZESCO) as the contractual buyer.  Two years later, those routes h