Africa-Press – Mozambique. The President of Mozambique, Daniel Chapo, today promised a large investment in renewable energy in the country to create alternative energy sources for local economies and to supply other countries in southern Africa.
“Mozambique is committed to expanding renewable energy as part of its long-term energy strategy, with solar and wind energy expected to represent 20% of the country’s electricity mix by 2040, marking a significant step forward towards a cleaner and more sustainable energy mix,” the head of state said at the opening of a conference to mark the 50th anniversary of the Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Plant.
In his speech, Daniel Chapo said that Mozambique intends to accelerate investments in renewable energy, with an emphasis on solar and wind power, with the country expecting to increase its installed solar power capacity to 266 MegaWatts (MW) and wind power to 40 MW by 2030.
“We are currently building a power plant in Temane to produce 450 MW using gas, which is the largest plant we have built since independence,” said the president, adding that other renewable energy projects expected to add 170 MW of energy production capacity by 203 are also moving forward in Inhambane and Maputo provinces.
The Mozambican head of state also said that projects are underway to increase power generation capacity, namely the construction of the 20 MW Cuamba II solar power plant in Niassa province.
“This energy diversification is considered crucial to guarantee the sustainability and resilience of the sector in the coming years, reduce the impact and unavailability of one or another source, and guarantee the permanent existence of the primary source in industrialization, which is energy,” added Daniel Chapo.
The president also promised investment to modernize and rehabilitate equipment at the Cahora Bassa energy production and transportation chain, with the aim of ensuring greater reliability and availability of energy in Mozambique and across the region.
“We are at an advanced stage in the community consultations for the construction of the Mphanda Nkuwa hydroelectric plant, an energy project that will add more than 1,500 MW of availability to the country and the region, not counting the Boroma, Lupata, Chemba and other dams on the Zambezi River, which concentrate around 80% of Mozambique’s hydroelectric capacity,” President Chapo said.
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