INFRATEL Surpasses K500 Million Revenue, Maintains Profitability
State-owned digital infrastructure firm INFRATEL has reported audited service revenue of more than half a billion Kwacha for 2025, exceeding its performance targets and recording a second consecutive year of profitability.
The results were announced following the company’s Annual General Meeting and shared during a media engagement at INFRATEL Digital House, where officials outlined progress in strengthening Zambia’s digital backbone.
The company attributed its performance to sustained investment in national digital infrastructure, which continues to support secure, resilient and locally hosted platforms for both public and private sector operations.
INFRATEL noted that its growth is being achieved within an improving macroeconomic environment, marked by easing inflation, a strengthening Kwacha and more favourable financing conditions. These trends, the company said, are enabling increased long-term infrastructure investment and accelerating deployment of critical digital assets across the country.
Looking ahead to 2026, INFRATEL has prioritised improving network reliability, particularly in response to ongoing power supply challenges. The company has launched a nationwide power resilience programme across its tower network, incorporating lithium-ion battery systems, upgraded power infrastructure and solar energy solutions to enhance uptime and service quality.
At the same time, INFRATEL is expanding its data centre and cloud ecosystem to meet rising demand for local hosting. Investments are being directed towards increasing rack capacity, strengthening computing and storage capabilities, and improving redundancy to support data sovereignty, regulatory compliance and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.
Speaking during the engagement, Chief Executive Officer Evans Silavwe said the company’s performance reflects disciplined investment and strategic execution.
“Our progress demonstrates that targeted investment in digital infrastructure can deliver both sustainable business performance and tangible national impact,” he said. “We are enabling systems that allow institutions and businesses to operate more efficiently, securely and at scale.”
Dr Silavwe added that INFRATEL is increasingly focused on enabling outcomes across key sectors, including financial services, government, education and health, by providing the digital backbone required for a modern economy.
The company highlighted that its investments are already yielding measurable results, including expanded rural connectivity, improved network reliability, increased uptake of locally hosted services and enhanced cybersecurity capabilities for critical institutions.
As a strategic state asset under the Industrial Development Corporation, INFRATEL reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Zambia’s development agenda through infrastructure that drives digital transformation, economic diversification and national resilience.
Going forward, the company plans to complete its nationwide power resilience rollout, scale up data centre and cloud capacity, and strengthen partnerships across industry and academia to support innovation.
INFRATEL says its long-term vision is to build trusted, resilient and future-ready digital systems that position Zambia as a competitive player in the global digital economy while ensuring inclusive access to digital services.
