ZESA Connection Map
ZESA Connection Map
The MyZesaConnect Connection Map shows the ZETDC network — 11kV, 33kV, 132kV, 330kV and 400kV lines, plus service zones — so you can see how close your site actually is to existing infrastructure before you apply. Search your area, review what’s nearby, and order a project analysis report for a written assessment of your specific site before you engage us for the full project.
Distance from existing infrastructure is the single biggest driver of what a ZETDC connection ends up costing — closer to a line with spare transformer capacity is a different project entirely from one requiring a line extension across open ground. Most people apply without knowing which situation they’re actually in, because that information usually only surfaces once a site inspection has already happened. The Connection Map exists to answer that question earlier, using the same network layers a proper site assessment would look at.
This page explains what each layer on the map actually means, how to search your own area, and what you get from ordering a project analysis report — a mini planning report built around your specific site, intended as a low-commitment first step before a full engagement with us.
How to use the connection map
The map is built to be usable whether or not you have any electrical background — search your area, look at what’s near you, and either start a project yourself or ask us directly if the technical side isn’t something you want to work through alone.
Search your area
Type your area, suburb or nearest landmark into the search box — Ruwa, for example — and the map centres on it. You don’t need exact coordinates or a stand number to get started.
Review the layers near you
Each voltage layer can be switched on or off from the Layers panel. Toggle them individually if the map looks cluttered — most people only need to see the lines closest to their own site, not the whole network at once.
Note what’s actually nearby
What matters is proximity, not the map’s overall detail — how far your site sits from the nearest line, and whether that line is one that could realistically serve you, are the two questions worth answering before doing anything else.
Start a project or ask us directly
If you’re comfortable working through the technical side yourself, use Create New Project. If you’d rather describe what you need in plain terms and have us take it from there, use Just tell us what you need instead — both lead to the same place.
What the network layers actually mean
The voltage layers on the map represent different levels of the electricity network, and which ones are relevant to you depends entirely on the kind of connection you need.
11kV and 33kV lines
These are the distribution-level lines most connections — domestic, small business, most farms — actually draw from, either directly or via a nearby transformer. For most site assessments, these two layers matter more than anything else on the map.
132kV, 330kV and 400kV lines
These are higher-voltage transmission lines that move power across longer distances rather than connecting individual sites directly. Their presence on the map is useful context for understanding the wider network, but they’re rarely what an individual connection actually taps into.
Service zones
These shaded areas give a general sense of network coverage and reach. A site inside a service zone isn’t automatically a simple connection, and a site outside one isn’t automatically a difficult one — the specific lines nearby matter more than the zone alone.
What a project analysis report gives you
The map shows you the network. A project analysis report goes a step further — a written, plain-language assessment of what that network data actually means for your specific site, before you commit to a full engagement with us.
Where a full engagement covers preparing and managing your actual connection application, a project analysis report is a smaller, earlier step — a way to understand roughly what category of project you’re looking at, and what to expect from a quotation, before that quotation exists. It’s built for exactly the situation this page opens with: wanting a realistic picture of your options before applying, not after.
Who the connection map is for
Two genuinely different groups use this page, and both are catered for. Applicants comfortable working through the technical side themselves can use the map directly to scope their own project, using Create New Project once they’ve reviewed what’s nearby. Applicants who’d rather not interpret voltage layers and service zones unassisted can use Just tell us what you need instead, describing their situation in plain terms and letting us work through the technical detail on their behalf.
Neither path is the “correct” one — they lead to the same outcome, and which one suits you depends entirely on how much of this you want to work through yourself versus hand over.
Questions about the connection map
Do I need technical knowledge to use the map?
No. Searching your area and reviewing the layers near your site doesn’t require any electrical background. If interpreting what you see isn’t something you want to do alone, Just tell us what you need is built for exactly that.
Is the map the same as a ZETDC site inspection?
No. The map shows existing network infrastructure so you can assess your own proximity to it. A formal ZETDC site inspection, carried out as part of an actual application, is a separate step that only ZETDC itself performs.
Does ordering a project analysis report commit me to a full engagement?
No. It’s built as a standalone, lower-commitment first step — a way to understand your situation before deciding whether to engage us for the full project, not a requirement to do so.
Can the map tell me exactly what my connection will cost?
No — only ZETDC can issue a firm quotation, and that requires their own site inspection. What the map and the report can do is give you a realistic sense of which cost category your site likely falls into, based on genuine proximity to existing infrastructure, before that formal quotation exists.
What if there’s no line shown anywhere near my site?
That’s exactly the situation a project analysis report is most useful for — understanding what a line extension or alternative like a mini-grid might involve, before applying with no sense of scale. Our guide to connections with no nearby line covers this specific scenario in more detail.
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