Wider Stakeholder Consultation on the Development of the Zambian Electricity Transmission and Distribution Loss Reduction Framework

The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) hereby invites all the Zambian electricity supply industry stakeholders and the public to participate in the process of developing the Zambia Electricity Transmission and Distribution Loss Reduction Framework (“the Framework” or “TDLR Framework”) by way of submitting comments or proposing amendments to the current Draft Framework. Full details are provided in section 1 and 2 as follows:

1. PROCESS FOR SUBMITTING COMMENTS OR PROPOSING AMENDMENTS

Stakeholders wishing to respond to the consultation should follow the four steps below:

Step 1

Register as a respondent by emailing to the ERB the following message: “[Name of your institution or personal name] would like to participate in the consultation process for developing the TDLR Framework”.

• Email the message to:

hngwale@erb.org.zm, with a copy to:
apolito@erb.org.zm and,
smwiinga@erb.org.zm

• Email the message as soon as you decide to participate in the consultation process
• In your message, include your contact mobile phone number;
• We are asking stakeholders to register and provide contact details so that if we need to explore your comment or proposal further, we can contact you.

Step 2

Download the draft Framework and the Response Form.

• The draft Framework can be downloaded here: Download (0.75MB, word);
• The Response Form can be downloaded here: Download (46KB, word).

Then, respond to the consultation as described in Step 3 and Step 4 below.

Step 3

Please fill your comments or proposed amendments in the Response Form that you downloaded in Step 2.

• The following is a quick guide on how you could use the Response Form to provide your comments:

1. In the first column of the Response Form, identify the section of the draft TDLR Framework where you have a comment or proposal;
2. In the second column, note the words which you wish to comment on;
3. Then, if for example, you have correction words or a preferred specification, please insert these in the third column;
4. Finally, in the fourth column:

• Give reason for your proposed amendment; and/or
• Describe the issue. If the matter is a minor typographical, punctuation or spelling issue; just use “T”, otherwise, explain why you think your words or proposed specifications are better. If you do not want to suggest words or have a totally new suggestion, leave column 3 blank and just explain the issue in the fourth column.

Step 4

After you complete filling up the Response Form with all your comments or proposed amendments, submit the Form as follows:

1. Send, to be received no later than 17:00 hours CAT on 30th June 2025, copy of your filled up Response Form to the following ERB office-bearer and postal address:

The Director – Technical Regulation
Energy Regulation Board
Plot No. 9330, Danny Pule Road, Off Alick Nkhata Road
P.O. Box 37631
Lusaka – 10101

OR

1. Email, no later than 17:00 hours CAT on 30th June 2025, your filled up copy of the Response Form to:

hngwale@erb.org.zm, with a copy to:
apolito@erb.org.zm and,
smwiinga@erb.org.zm

The ERB will reply to all stakeholders who will respond, indicating where changes would have been made to the draft Framework.

2. TIMELINE

• Consultation Opens on Tuesday 3^rd June 2025.
• Consultation Closes on Monday 30^th June 2025.
• An online open session will be held onFriday 11^th July 2025. The ERB will host this whole day (from 09:30 hours to 16:30 hours) online session with the respondents to briefly discuss submissions that may be open to debate.

3. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

Refer to sections 3 and 4 of the Framework for background and objectives, respectively, of developing the TDLR Framework (draft Framework can be downloaded here: Download)