PROJECT # 0003 |
Mozambique-Zambia 400 KV Power Interconnector |
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| LOCATION AND SIZE | Chipata, Zambia – Cataxa, Mozambique and Cahora Bassa, Mozambique – Serenje, Zambia |  |
| HOLDER | Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), Mozambique and Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (ZESCO), Zambia | |
| OTHER COUNTRIES | Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) member countries (13) | |
| STATUS | S4A: tendering | |
| TENTATIVE TENDERING | ||
| AMOUNT | USD 437 million | |
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| PRESENTATION | The Mozambique - Zambia 400 KV Power Interconnector Project consists in the construction of a high voltage transmission line from Chipata 330/132/33 kV substation to the Cataxa substation in Mozambique, as well as the construction of a transmission line that connects Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Power Station at Songo in Mozambique with the power system of Zambia at Serenje. The project is in line with the African Union’s Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), especially the North-South Power Transmission Corridor and supports both countries long term ambitions: Mozambique as a power exporter to SAPP, and Zambia as a regional hub within SAPP. It offers solutions to mitigate the congestion in the SAPP network and allow mixed energy sources from Mozambique (gas, solar, wind and hydro), aiming to mitigate energy shortage due to draught in the region, assure security and reliability of supply, including regional and interregional network integration. An Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, a Resettlement Action Plan and a Feasibility Study, were undertaken. |
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Southern African
Development Community
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