Draft Smart Grid Regulatory Framework for Stakeholder Consultation

Pursuant to section 4 (m) of the Electricity Act, 2019, the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) is vested with the statutory mandate to develop operating procedures, codes of practice, guidelines for incentive-based regulation, and specifications governing the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) in Zambia.

This legislative mandate enabled the ERB to develop the draft Smart Grid Regulatory Framework to facilitate the decentralization of energy systems in the ESI.

This notice serves to invite the public, interested and affected parties to submit comments on the above-mentioned draft Smart Grid Regulatory Framework. Copies of the draft framework and the comments form can be downloaded below.

Download Draft Framework

Comments Form

Upon completion of the Comments Form, kindly submit the Form to the Director General, ERB, no later than 26th September 2025.

For clarifications or details, please contact the Energy Regulation Board at:

Head Office, Plot No. 9330 Dan Pule Road, Mass Media,

P. O. Box 37631, Lusaka

Tel: +260 211 258853, Fax: +260 211 258852

Email: erb@erb.org.zm

Toll Free Line: 8484

Copperbelt Office, Plot 332 Independence Avenue

P. O. Box 22281, Kitwe

Tel: +260 212 220944, Fax: +260 212 220945

 

Southern Region Office,

P. O. Box 60292, Livingstone

Tel: +260 213 321562-3, Fax: +260 213 321576

Northern Region Office, Plot No. 2623 Lunzuwa Road, Kasama

Tel: +260 977104272