{"id":40079,"date":"2023-06-05T09:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T09:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/south-africa-seeks-more-electricity-from-mozambique-two-ministers-visit-report"},"modified":"2023-06-05T09:09:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T09:09:32","slug":"south-africa-seeks-more-electricity-from-mozambique-two-ministers-visit-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/south-africa-seeks-more-electricity-from-mozambique-two-ministers-visit-report","title":{"rendered":"South Africa seeks more electricity from Mozambique, two ministers visit \u2013 report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>The South African Ministers for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and of Electricity have met Mozambique\u2019s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy in the search for solutions to the lack of electricity that South Africa is facing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a deficit of 6,000 megawatts of energy and we would like to explore all the options available from Mozambique,\u201d said Maropene Ramokgopa and Kgosientsho Ramokgopa in a statement released by the Mozambican Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME).<\/p>\n

\u201cEach megawatt that is available will make an important contribution to reducing the deficit that has affected our country and which has led to blackouts, seriously affecting our economy,\u201d said Maropene during the talks.<\/p>\n

Carlos Zacarias, Mozambican Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, assured the visiting ministers \u201cof Mozambique\u2019s availability to work together with South Africa, promising to evaluate short-term solutions\u201d, the MIREME statement reads.<\/p>\n

The parties will meet again in June to assess possibilities for cooperation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are sure that Mozambique and South Africa can raise the regional energy sector to a higher level, exploring the potential and strengthening the interconnection infrastructure,\u201d Minister Zacarias asserted.<\/p>\n

The discussions were frank and fruitful. In the short term, Mozambique can provide 80MW to South Africa and a further 1000MW upon agreement of stipulated terms. https:\/\/t.co\/lDWeBV5V13 pic.twitter.com\/lfxMyjENae<\/p>\n

\u2014 Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa (@Kgosientsho_R) May 30, 2023<\/p>\n

South Africa is already, under a purchase agreement that runs until 2029, the main buyer of electricity from the Cahora Bassa hydroelectric power plant in central Mozambique, at 2,075 MW capacity the largest in Southern Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe country [South Africa] is facing an unprecedented energy crisis and Mozambique, with its vast resources including renewable sources (solar, water, wind, biomass) and natural gas, is positioned as a solution for the neighbouring country,\u201d MIREME adds.<\/p>\n

Among several ongoing projects, the most important is the 450 MW Temane Thermal Power Plant, the largest post-independence power plant, which uses natural gas from Pande and Temane.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project will increase installed capacity to 975 MW from 2014 to 2024 and, taking into account an increase in [domestic] demand of 260 MW in the same period, Mozambique should have around 700 MW of surplus after meeting domestic needs,\u201d MIREME stresses.<\/p>\n

In the medium and long term, the Mphanda Nkuwa hydroelectric project \u2013 still on paper \u2013 will initially supply up to 1500 MW of electricity, with potential for another 900 MW in a second phase.<\/p>\n

MIREME announced on Friday that a consortium led by Eletricidade de Franc\u0327a and which includes Total as a \u201cpreferred bidder\u201d, will develop the Mphanda Nkuwa project, budgeted at US$4.5 billion.<\/p>\n

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