Africa-Press – Mozambique. The African Development Bank (AfDB) will provide $33.25 million in grant funding for the construction of a 118-kilometre high-voltage electricity transmission line to strengthen supplies to Malawi and Zambia.
Support for this project, in the form of a grant, was approved today by the AfDB group’s board of directors and includes the construction of a 400-kilovolt (kV) single-circuit high-voltage transmission line between Songo and Matambo in Tete province.
“The line will cross the site where the future Cataxa substation will be built to integrate the Mphanda Nkuwa hydroelectric power station. It will use pylons with a horizontal conductor configuration and a power transmission capacity of 2,300 megawatts (MW),” said information from the AfDB consulted by Lusa.
According to César Mba Abogo, the AfDB’s resident representative in Mozambique, the project “is part of a wider effort to modernise the network to allow for the installation and sale of additional production capacity and, in this way, contribute to Mozambique’s affirmation as an emerging energy hub in the region”.
“This project will improve the quality of supply in the central and northern regions, where most of Mozambique’s population is concentrated, thus contributing to the country’s development. The project will also facilitate the implementation of priority regional interconnections, such as Mozambique-Malawi and Mozambique-Zambia,” said César Mba Abogo, quoted in the AfDB report.
The investment of €30.8 million involves the expansion of the Songo substation, “major” works and the expansion of the Matambo substation.
“The beneficiary area of the project is the province of Tete, which is located in the Zambezi Valley Development Corridor, in the border area with Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe,” the AfDB said.
The grant approved by the African group comes from the Transition Support Facility, specifically aimed at states in a transition phase.
“The aim of the project is to increase the reliability and security of Mozambique’s electricity supply and promote the regional integration of the electricity grid and electricity trade,” concludes the AfDB.
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