Zanzibar Energy Sector Support Consolidation Zanzibar Energi consolidation Insatsen syftar till att skapa förutsättningar för ekonomisk och socialt hållbar utveckling på Zanzibar genom att förbättra säkerhet och tillgång till elektricitet genom att stärka den organisatoriska kapaciteten och ekonomin hos tre statliga aktörer inom energi sektorn på Zanzibar.

Zanzibars elsektor har under en längre tid haft problem med elavbrott, tekniska och icke tekniska förluster, elpriser som inte reflekterar kostnader för inköp och distribution. Det statliga elbolaget och de statliga myndigheter som är satta att reglera sektorn har en begränsad kapacitet att få bukt med problemen. 

2003 bad Zanzibars regering Sverige om hjälp att adressera de problem som energi sektorn upplevde. Ett trestegsprogram som angrep policy, organisatorisk kapacitet och tekniska förbättringar utformades och en första fas genomfördes mellan 2007 och 2010. Resultaten av denna första fas var positiva. Bland annat minskade de tekniska förlusterna från 33% 2008 till 24% 2014, och de icke tekniska förlusterna minskade med 40% och elbolaget ZECOs inkomster ökade från 2.8 miljarder TSH per månad till över 5 miljarder TSH per månad under samma period . Dessutom har en rad reformer inom sektorn genomförts och den organisatoriska kapaciteten har stärkts med resultat att bättre styrning och kontroll av sektorn bidragit till energisektorns förmåga att leverera tjänster till slutanvändare på ett effektivt sätt. 

En ansökan om stöd för en andra fas med titeln "Zanzibar Energy Sector Programme Consolidation" inkom till Sida i oktober 2013 och har som mål att 1) stärka kapaciteten och verksamheten hos Department of Energy and Minerals (DoEM) och dess roll att koordinera energisektorn 2) Förbättra elbolaget ZECOs finansiella kapacitet och 3) bidra till mer hållbar energianvändning på Zanzibar 

Konsolideringsfasen har en budget på 47 miljoner svenska kronor och är tänkt att genomföras under fyra år med start hösten 2014. The development objective of the intervention is to create conditions for economic and social development in Zanzibar by improving reliability and access to electricity through strengthening organizational and financial capacity of three public entities in the energy sector in Zanzibar.
Zanzibar's power sector has for a long time had problems with power cuts, technical and non-technical losses, tariffs that do not reflect the costs of power purchasing and the operation and maintenance of the electricity distribution system. The state-owned power utility and the government agencies who are supposed to regulate the sector have a limited capacity to overcome the problems.
In 2003, the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar asked Sweden for assistance in addressing the problems experienced in the energy sector. A three-step program that covered policy, organizational capacity and technical improvements was designed and a first phase was implemented between 2007 and 2010. The outcomes of this first phase were positive . Among other things, technical losses were reduced from 33 % in 2008 to 24% in 2014 , and the non- technical losses decreased by 40% and the power utility ZECO’s revenue grew from 2.8 billion TSH per month to over 5 billion TSH per month during the same period. In addition, a number of reforms in the sector were implemented and the organizational capacity has been strengthened with the result that better management and control of the sector contributed to the energy sector's ability to deliver services to end users in an efficient manner.

A request for support for a Consolidation phase titled " Zanzibar Energy Sector Programme Consolidation" was submitted to the Swedish Embassy in October 2013 and aims to: 1 ) strengthen the capacity and operations of the Department of Energy and Minerals and its role to coordinate energy sector 2 ) improve the power utility ZECO’s financial performance, and 3) contribute to more sustainable energy use in Zanzibar.

The Consolidation phase has a budget of 47 million Swedish kronor and is intended to be implemented over four years starting in Autumn 2014. The Zanzibar Energy Sector Support (ZESS) project, which was formed based on an intergovernmental support on the energy sector between the Government of Sweden and the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar is currently in its consolidation implementation phase.
The overall objectives of this project are to improve competence and processes for Zanzibar Electrcity Supply Corporation (ZECO) Staff in all Departments, improve the capacity of Zanzibar Utilities Regulatory Authority (ZURA) to carry out economic regulation of the electricity sector. In order to make this objective concrete and measureable, the target outcome is to ensure that, by the end of the program, ZURA has developed the capacity, knowledge, tools, systems and procedures to effectively set end-user tariffs of ZECO.

ZESS Project consists of three types of support; (1) Technical assistance, (2) Training/Capacity development for the Department of Energy and Minerals (DoEM), Department of Planning, Policy and Research (DPPR), Zanzibar Utilities Regulatory Authority (ZURA) and ZECO staff; and (3) Procurement of pre-paid meters and critical equipment. The Project is underpinned by an inter-governmental agreement between Sweden and Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar (RGoZ), which provides for up to about Swedish Kronor (SEK) 53.6 million including Sida monitoring costs to sustain program results.