Through the GEF-funded project “Disposal of PCB oils contained in transformers and disposal of capacitors containing PCB in Southern Africa”, among other things, all participating countries are given support to develop a pragmatic PCB Phase-out Plan as provided for and committed to by ratifying the Stockholm Convention. The overall objective of the project is to reduce environmental and human health risks from PCB releases through the demonstration of a regional approach to the introduction of cost-effective and socially acceptable ESM of PCB oils, equipment and wastes held by electrical utilities and other PCB owners in twelve participating countries: Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The project also assists participating countries with a legal review, the verification of inventories, disposal of confirmed and decommissioned contaminated oils/equipment, and capacity building and risk communication up to 2022.
