The SAPP was created in August 1995 at the Southern Africa Development
Community (SADC) summit held in South Africa, when member
governments of SADC (excluding Mauritius) signed an Inter G o v e r
n m e n t a l M e m o r a n d u m of Understanding for the
formation of an electricity power pool in the region under the name
of the Southern African Power Pool. The aim is to provide at the
least cost, environmentally friendly and affordable energy and
increase accessibility to rural communities.
Members
| Angola | Empresa Nacional de Electricidade de Angola | 3.722 billion kWh |
| Botswana | Botswana Power Corporation | 1.052 billion kWh |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Société nationale d'électricité (SNEL) | 8.217 billion kWh |
| Lesotho | Lesotho Electricity Corporation | 0.502 (supplied by South Africa) billion kWh |
| Mozambique | Electricidade de Moçambique | 15.91 billion kWh |
| Malawi | Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi | 1.69 billion kWh |
| Namibia | NamPower | 1.65 billion kWh |
| South Africa | Eskom | 240.3 billion kWh |
| Swaziland | Swaziland Electricity Company | 0.441 billion kWh |
| Tanzania | Tanzania Electric Supply Company | 3.786 billion kWh |
| Zambia | Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation | 29.752 billion kWh |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority | 8.89 billion kWh |
Member
Status
The
Botswansa Power Corporation, Electricidade de Mocambique, ESKOM,
Lesotho Electricity Corporation, NAMPOWER, Societe Nationale
d'Electricitite, Swaziland Electricity Board, Zesco Limited, and the
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority are operating members of the
Power Pool. The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi, Empresa
Nacional de Electricidade, and the Tanzania Electricity Supply
Company Ltd are the non-operating members of the Power Pool. The
Copperbelt Energy Corporation is the only Independent transmission
company of the Power Pool.
The
SAPP faces major challenges such as :
- Lack
of infrastructure
to deliver electricity.
- Lack
of maintenance of infrastructure.
- Limited
funds to finance new investments.
- Insufficient
generation.
- High losses.
The capacity and demand in 2014
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