ZESCO Smart Grid Pilot in Roma Township
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ZESCO announced this same six-month pilot twice, a year apart. Only the 2026 version is confirmed by independent press — installation on three streets in Roma Township.
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ZESCO Limited, Zambia's national power utility, is piloting a smart-grid upgrade in Lusaka's Roma Township (and, per an earlier 2025 announcement, neighbouring Kanyama) with private partner Beacon Power Services. The project maps existing electrical assets (meters, poles, transformers), installs prepaid smart meters that support remote usage monitoring, automatic tamper detection and remote top-ups, and migrates customers to a new digital billing platform. According to ZESCO, the pilot is designed to run six months and could inform a nationwide rollout if it succeeds in cutting unplanned outages and improving billing accuracy.
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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “ZESCO Smart Grid Pilot in Roma Township” — Lusaka, Zambia. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/lusaka-zesco-smart-grid-roma/ (last verified 2026-08-02). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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