The Temane Thermal Power Plant (CTT), considered Mozambique’s largest energy project since independence, has opened up new business opportunities for local entrepreneurs as construction resumes under the responsibility of Turkish construction company ENKA.
The initiative is part of the project’s local content policy, which recently promoted a meeting with Mozambican entrepreneurs, mainly from the province of Inhambane, to share opportunities for the supply of goods and services during the final phase of the plant’s construction.
During the meeting, ENKA, the project’s new main contractor, detailed its remaining contractual needs, calling for the active participation of national companies, particularly in areas such as logistics, transport, maintenance, supply of materials, technical support, and general services. The contracting procedures and technical and administrative requirements to be observed were also presented.
The meeting marked a rapprochement between the project promoters and the local private sector, which had expressed concern about the contractual impasse that had paralyzed the works since April 2025. According to the businesspeople present, the session represented a concrete sign of recovery and the effective inclusion of Inhambane companies in the project’s value chain.
According to the Mozambique Information Agency (AIM), citing a source from Globeleq—the leading entity in the consortium that also includes Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) and SASOL—the hiring of ENKA will enable the completion of the 450-megawatt (MW) natural gas power plant, an investment valued at US$650 million.
The project, which was 80% complete when the previous contractor, Spanish company TSK, withdrew, involves the installation of five gas turbines, five heat recovery steam generators, one steam turbine, and one air-cooling unit.
It is estimated that, once operational, the plant will directly benefit around 800,000 families, contributing decisively to national energy security and the economic development of the southern region of the country.
The project has been delayed several times since 2024 due to technical, financial, and environmental constraints, including the impact of cyclones passing through Inhambane. With the new contract, the promoters hope to complete the infrastructure within the newly adjusted deadlines.
The Temane Thermal Power Plant is the result of a public-private partnership with a 25-year concession, aimed at strengthening the national electricity generation capacity from its own resources, while promoting the growth of the local business fabric.
