{"id":"fao-zambia-borehole-drilling-hybrid-solar-retender-2026","canonicalSlug":"fao-zambia-borehole-drilling-hybrid-solar-retender-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/fao-zambia-borehole-drilling-hybrid-solar-retender-2026","language":"en","title":"FAO re-tenders borehole drilling and hybrid solar installations in Zambia","summary":"FAO seeks borehole drilling and hybrid solar installations in selected districts of Zambia's Southern and Central Provinces.","body":["The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has re-tendered borehole drilling and hybrid solar installations in Zambia. The UN Global Marketplace notice, published on 12 October 2026 under reference 2026/FRZAM/FRZAM/138616, identifies selected districts in Southern and Central Provinces. The scope combines water-borehole drilling with associated hybrid solar installations.","The response cutoff is 19 October 2026 at 09:00 with an explicit UTC+02:00 offset in the official notice. No named IANA timezone is supplied in the reviewed metadata. Providers should use this re-tender's current documents for the site-specific scope and response requirements; no unverified well count or contract value has been added to this brief."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"FAO re-tenders borehole drilling and hybrid solar installations in Zambia\n\nFAO seeks borehole drilling and hybrid solar installations in selected districts of Zambia's Southern and Central Provinces.\n\nThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has re-tendered borehole drilling and hybrid solar installations in Zambia. The UN Global Marketplace notice, published on 12 October 2026 under reference 2026/FRZAM/FRZAM/138616, identifies selected districts in Southern and Central Provinces. The scope combines water-borehole drilling with associated hybrid solar installations.\n\nThe response cutoff is 19 October 2026 at 09:00 with an explicit UTC+02:00 offset in the official notice. No named IANA timezone is supplied in the reviewed metadata. Providers should use this re-tender's current documents for the site-specific scope and response requirements; no unverified well count or contract value has been added to this brief.\n\nTender notice\n\nIssuer: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)\n\nNotice reference: 2026/FRZAM/FRZAM/138616\n\nNotice type: Request for tenders\n\nTender status: Open\n\nNotice date: 12 October 2026\n\nSubmission deadline: 2026-10-19T09:00+02:00\n\nDeadline passed; verify the latest issuer notice.\n\nIssuer country: Zambia\n\nWell sector: Water wells\n\nProcurement activity: Drilling, Well equipment\n\nEvidence checked at: 2026-10-13T12:52:53Z","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-10-12","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T14:03:17Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-13T14:03:17Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-13T13:26:43Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-12","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/317678","name":"UN Global Marketplace (FAO notice)","checkedAt":"2026-10-13","publishedAt":"2026-10-12"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/fao-zambia-borehole-drilling-hybrid-solar-retender-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/fao-zambia-borehole-drilling-hybrid-solar-retender-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/fao-zambia-borehole-drilling-hybrid-solar-retender-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/fao-zambia-borehole-drilling-hybrid-solar-retender-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/fao-zambia-borehole-drilling-hybrid-solar-retender-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/fao-zambia-borehole-drilling-hybrid-solar-retender-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/fao-zambia-borehole-drilling-hybrid-solar-retender-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"tender","tender":{"money":null,"issuer":{"name":"Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)","countryCode":"ZM"},"status":"open","version":"1","deadline":{"at":"2026-10-19T09:00+02:00","timeZone":null,"precision":"minute"},"reference":"2026/FRZAM/FRZAM/138616","noticeDate":"2026-10-12","noticeType":"request-for-tenders","officialUrl":"https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/317678","procurement":{"sectors":["water"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/317678","activities":["drilling","well-equipment"],"verifiedAt":"2026-10-13T12:52:53Z"}},"tenderDeadlinePassed":true}