From Projects to Platform: The Evolution of Hadassah Hart Energy

September, 2026

Hadassah Hart Energy began with the origination of a single utility-scale solar PV project in northern Zambia. As the project advanced, its requirements became increasingly sophisticated: solar generation was complemented by battery energy storage, the development expanded into a second phase, and the technical work required to progress the asset highlighted a broader infrastructure reality, generation cannot be developed in isolation from the transmission systems that evacuate power, the markets that absorb it, or the wider energy system within which it operates.

That experience helped shape HHE’s evolution from a single-project developer into a broader energy infrastructure platform.

The need for stronger transmission and greater regional connectivity contributed to the origination of the Angola–Zambia Interconnector Project (“AZIP”), a proposed 400kV cross-border transmission corridor with the potential to enable power flows of up to 1,000MW between Angola, Zambia and the wider Southern African power market.

As HHE’s transmission strategy developed, the question of long-term demand became equally important. Engagement with utilities, independent power traders and other market participants highlighted the scale of electricity demand associated with the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining and industrial economy. HHE subsequently secured development authority for a further 330kV Zambia-side transmission corridor to the international boundary with the Democratic Republic of Congo, adding another strategic dimension to the emerging regional platform.

This newly authorised transmission development is not being advanced as a standalone line. It forms part of a wider regional power corridor thesis: linking Angola’s emerging power-export potential, Zambia’s strategic transmission position and the DRC’s mining-led electricity demand. HHE is in communication with the company and consortium advancing corresponding transmission infrastructure from the DRC side, with the objective of supporting future technical alignment at the border while preserving the independent development and regulatory processes applicable in each jurisdiction.

The portfolio has also expanded into dispatchable renewable generation. HHE has secured a promising hydropower development site in northern Zambia, creating the potential to complement solar generation, battery storage and regional transmission with more dependable renewable generation.

Together, these developments increasingly form an integrated platform spanning utility-scale generation and storage, regional transmission, access to major power-demand markets and future hydropower development.

Importantly, HHE’s early development was financed principally through founder capital. As the portfolio has matured and individual projects have progressed through increasingly substantive development milestones, the platform has begun attracting interest from strategic investors seeking exposure not only to individual projects, but to the wider infrastructure platform being created.

This evolution also demonstrates the role of Hadassah Hart Consultants (“HHC”) in infrastructure development. HHC operates at the upstream end of the investment lifecycle: identifying opportunities, originating projects, coordinating stakeholders, supporting government and utility engagement, structuring development pathways and helping position projects for strategic capital and delivery partners.

The objective is not to replicate the roles of utilities, power traders, EPC contractors, institutional investors or development finance institutions. Rather, it is to create investable opportunities through which those participants can deploy their respective capabilities.

Africa has significant infrastructure needs, and substantial pools of global capital are seeking long-term investment opportunities. The challenge is often the work that sits between the two: originating credible projects, securing the appropriate mandates, aligning stakeholders, advancing technical and commercial workstreams and reducing development risk sufficiently for capital to participate.

That is the space in which HHC continues to build.

From opportunity to origination. From origination to investability. From projects to platforms.

Hadassah Hart Energy Submits Pre-Feasibility Study for the Angola–Zambia Interconnector Project (AZIP)

February, 2026

Hadassah Hart Energy (HHE) has formally submitted a Developer-Led Pre-Feasibility Study for the Angola–Zambia Interconnector Project (AZIP) to the Ministry of Energy (Zambia), marking a significant milestone in advancing cross-border power integration within the Southern African region.

The study defines the Zambia-side technical concept up to the international border under a privately financed, non-PPP development framework. The project is structured to prioritise commercial sustainability, regional power trade optimisation, and long-term transmission bankability without reliance on sovereign guarantees.

Following Ministry review, HHE will progress toward a detailed Feasibility Study in collaboration with a strategic engineering and capital partner. The next phase will include advanced system studies, routing optimisation, and full technical, environmental, and financial modelling.

Hadassah Hart Consultants (HHC), as the  investment and advisory arm, continues to provide strategic structuring, commercial positioning, and cross-border coordination support to ensure the project aligns with regional integration objectives and global infrastructure financing standards.

AZIP is designed to strengthen Zambia’s position as a regional transmission and trading hub while enabling scalable energy exchange pathways across the Southern African Power Pool.