文(wen)章來源：中國水利水電建設集(ji)團公司 發布時間：2010-03-12
3月6日，由中國水電集團承建的贊比亞卡里巴水電站北岸擴建工程舉行奠基儀式。
贊比亞總統如皮阿.班達在開工儀式上致辭，他高度評價了中贊兩國關系，對中國給予贊比亞的大力幫助表示感謝，同時敦促各方加快包括融資在內的各項工作進度，相信在各界的共同努力和積極推動下，卡里巴項目必將順利實施，為中贊友誼再鑄豐碑。
中國駐贊比亞大使李強民代表中方講話，他強調指出，中國水電集團是中國最大的水電承包商、作為該項目的承包商是正確的選擇。他希望各方要加快融資進度，希望中國水電集團要珍惜機遇，科學管理，精心施工，集中精良的設備，調配優秀的隊伍，把卡里巴北岸擴建工程建設成一流的樣板工程，造福于贊比亞人民，書寫中贊兩國人民友誼的新篇章。
卡利(li)巴水(shui)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)位于贊(zan)(zan)(zan)(zan)(zan)比(bi)亞和(he)津巴布韋(wei)交(jiao)界的贊(zan)(zan)(zan)(zan)(zan)比(bi)西河上，贊(zan)(zan)(zan)(zan)(zan)比(bi)亞國(guo)(guo)家電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)力(li)公(gong)司(si)運營(ying)(ying)北(bei)(bei)岸(an)，裝機(ji)容量60萬(wan)千瓦，南岸(an)水(shui)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)由津巴布韋(wei)管理運營(ying)(ying)。北(bei)(bei)岸(an)水(shui)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)擴機(ji)工(gong)程(cheng)項目包(bao)括2×18萬(wan)千瓦水(shui)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)設備、附屬設備和(he)變電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)的設計(ji)、建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)造、供應、運輸(shu)和(he)試驗及維修等。2007年11月，中國(guo)(guo)水(shui)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)集團(tuan)在贊(zan)(zan)(zan)(zan)(zan)比(bi)亞首都盧(lu)薩卡與業主贊(zan)(zan)(zan)(zan)(zan)比(bi)亞電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)力(li)公(gong)司(si)就贊(zan)(zan)(zan)(zan)(zan)比(bi)亞卡里(li)(li)巴北(bei)(bei)岸(an)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)擴建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)工(gong)程(cheng)完成合(he)同談(tan)判并簽訂合(he)同談(tan)判會議(yi)紀要(yao)。該(gai)合(he)同實施(shi)模式為EPC總承包(bao)，合(he)同價格約2.43億(yi)美元，合(he)同工(gong)期為48個(ge)月。卡里(li)(li)巴北(bei)(bei)岸(an)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站(zhan)擴建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)工(gong)程(cheng)的開工(gong)興建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)，將會極大緩解贊(zan)(zan)(zan)(zan)(zan)比(bi)亞及南部非洲地(di)區電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)力(li)緊缺狀態。