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Mozambique pre-qualifies five

IPPs for 40-MW solar project

MOZAMBIQUE MOZAMBIQUE’S Energy Regulatory Author- the state-owned Electricidade de Moçambique
ity (Arene) has published the results of the (EDM), in partnership with the French Devel-
pre-qualification process for the construction of opment Agency (AFD).
a 40-MW solar power plant in Dondo in Sofala According to AFD, Proler will contribute to
Province. the mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emis-
Five independent power producers (IPPs) sions in Mozambique.
will compete in the final phase. The EU-funded programme aims to generate
Among the companies pre-qualified for the 120 MW from three solar PV plants, including
construction of the Dondo solar power plant is the one in Dondo. The other two will be built in
EDF Renewables. Lichinga and Manje, in Niassa and Tete prov-
The subsidiary of France’s EDF will compete inces respectively.
in the final round with a consortium formed These plants are also undergoing pre-quali-
by the French company Akuo Energy and the fication. The construction of the first three solar
UK’s Globeleq Africa, which has just won two PV plants is expected to avoid the emission of
tenders for solar power plants in the kingdom of 25,000 tonnes per year (tpy) of CO2 and cover
Eswatini, in southern Africa. the annual consumption of 300,000 Mozam-
Enel Green Power, a subsidiary of Enel, will bican households.
also be in the running. So will the Norwegian IPP The plants will increase Mozambique’s
Scatec, which has recently diversified its energy installed capacity. According to the United
offerings, and Total Eren, a subsidiary of Total. States Agency for International Development
These IPPs will compete for the construction (USAID), Mozambique has an installed capac-
of a 40-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant ity of 2,827 MW, of which 2,184 MW is hydro.
in Dondo, Sofala Province, eastern Mozambique. Some of this electricity is exported to neighbour-
The project is part of the Renewable Energy ing countries, notably Eswatini.™
Auction Programme (Proler), implemented by

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