The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, reaffirmed on Monday the goal of bringing electricity to the homes of 10 million Mozambicans by the end of 2024.
“Our governance aims that more than 10 million Mozambicans will have access to electric light for the first time in their homes by 2024,” he said, considering energy as the key to the country’s development.
“Our ambitious challenge consists in the electrification of all the administrative posts without access to electricity by the end of my government, through the national power grid and the installation of autonomous systems powered by renewable sources,” he said.
The head of state was speaking during the signing of the agreements for the launching of gas and energy projects in Temane, south of the country. The Temane Thermal Combined Cycle Power Plant will be the main power plant built in Mozambique after the independence, an investment of one billion dollars, and will feed the Temane-Maputo high voltage line, another project launched yesterday.
The Government was represented by Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) and Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), alongside the South African oil company Sasol and the energy and project development company Globeleq.
Today, we witness the exceptional start of a vision that aims to provide energy for all Mozambicans: this is a transformational project for the country that will unite Mozambique from North to South
The South African state-owned oil company announced earlier this year that it will increase its investment in the region’s natural gas deposits.
The plant will be fed by the same underground reserves from which a light oil and cooking gas processing unit will also be built.
The two infrastructures – thermal power plant and power line – will guarantee the availability of electricity as part of the government’s Energy for All initiative, which aims to provide universal access to energy for all Mozambicans by 2030.
The Temane Thermal Power Plant will have a capacity of 450 megawatts.
“Today, we are witnessing the exceptional start of a vision that aims to provide energy for all Mozambicans: this is a transformational project for the country, which will unite Mozambique from North to South,” said the World Bank representative in Mozambique, Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough, during the ceremony.
The World Bank is one of the financing partners of the undertakings, along with the USA, Norway, the African Development Bank (ADB), the Islamic Bank, and the OPEC Fund for International Development – Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
