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financing arrangements in order to make Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP), through MWp project is being developed by British
positive progress on the power station,” said which the national electricity companies in independent power producer (IPP) Globeleq.
Rio Zim. Southern Africa cooperate, under the auspices Under its new design, procurement and
The energy projects-once completed are of the Southern African Development construction (EPC) contract, TSK will install
expected to power and improve the Group’s Community (SADC). Since 2008, EDM has a 20 MWp solar power plant 3km from
gold and diamond production activities while been one of the suppliers of electricity to Cuamba, a town in the Niassa province of
also cutting on inefficiencies brought about by Lesotho. Mozambique. The solar PV plant will be
the erratic power supply by ZETDC. The enhancing of bilateral trade is equipped with a lithium battery storage
Power challenges are among the key part of the EDM Business Plan for 2020- system with a capacity of 1.86 MVA/7.42
contributors of weaker production output 2024, which introduced a new business MW/h.
in the mining sector in recent years and the management model focused essentially on The electricity storage system will stabilise
move to invest into smart energy by individual power production, with an even growing the grid of the state-owned Electricidade
companies could be a viable option. contribution of renewable energies. de Moçambique (EDM) by continuously
The EDM business plan is intended to injecting electricity into the grid from an
speed up universal access by Mozambicans existing 33/110 kV substation. TSK will also
to reliable, good quality electricity as well as build a 400m power line to connect the plant
TRADING exporting power to neighbouring countries, and its storage system to the national grid. The
thus diversifying the company’s revenue base Gijón, Spain-based company has also agreed
Mozambique’s EDM and consolidating its position as a power hub to operate and maintain the solar power
in Sub-Saharan Africa.
plant for five years from the date the plant is
renews contract to supply The contract between the two companies is commissioned.
The contract with LEC is valid for a year.
TSK was awarded the contract by the
electricity to Lesotho generally renewed every year. project developer, independent power
producer (IPP) Globeleq. The UK company
Mozambique’s publicly owned EDM already has a 25-year power purchase
Electricity Company will for the next 12 agreement (PPA) with EDM. IPP is
months supply between five and 35 Megawatts SOL AR developing the Cuamba solar project in
of power to the Lesotho Electricity Company partnership with Source Capital, a private
(LEC). Spain’s TSK to build the equity firm based in Georgia, USA. Globeleq
For that purpose, the EDM chairperson, estimates that its 20 MWp solar plant will
Marcelino Gildo and the LEC managing Cuamba solar plant in avoid 630,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions over
director, Mohato Sekele, signed a power the 25-year life of the plant.
supply contract which will help Lesotho meet Mozambique Globeleq is supporting the roll-out of
its seasonal demand and enhance the sourcing Mozambique’s energy strategy and is looking
of electricity. Spain’s TSK has won the contract to build to build more plants in the East African
An EDM press release issued on Tuesday the Cuamba solar power plant in the country. The company, headed by Mike
states that both EDM and LEC are part of the Niassa province of Mozambique. The 20 Scholey, has pre-qualified for the construction

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