Karpowership, a Turkish company operating in the market for the production and sale of electricity via ships, plans to invest one billion dollars in Mozambique to install a floating thermal power station.
The maritime power station will be fuelled by natural gas and will have an installed capacity to generate 470-500 Megawatts (MW) of energy, according to information released by Karpowership’s commercial administrator, Zeynep Harezi, during the presentation of the vessel at the Port of Maputo on Thursday (8), with the aim of demonstrating its infrastructure and providing details on its operation and management.
The Karpowership floating power station, with an installed capacity of 480 Megawatts (MW) and fuelled by natural gas, docked in Maputo on Wednesday (7) and is part of a vessel that is travelling along the African coast from Indonesia to the Canary Islands in Spain.
According to Zeynep Harezi, the company has been operating in Mozambique since 2016, with a similar facility in Nacala, capable of producing around 120 MW, used to generate electricity for the country and also for export to neighbouring countries.
“A project like this can, in some way, benefit Mozambique with electricity and the ability to collect revenue,” said Karpowership’s commercial administrator.
Zeynep Harezi explained that “the ship’s capacity can provide energy for five million Mozambicans, can immediately boost the economy, create exports, create thousands of jobs for the young Mozambican generation and for the women engineers who will be employed through the energy ship and its sub-sectors and, from this export, guarantee the collection of foreign currency.
Karpowership’s floating power station moored in Maputo harbour
The plant is environmentally friendly, according to Zeynep Harezi, and is based on five pillars: no negative impact on air, water and land, and no noise or community pollution.
The representative said that the electricity distributed by the company has a very low economic cost and will help to boost the Mozambican economy.
“We hope to do this using Mozambican gas, because the country has gas available in Maputo that comes from the Temane Project, gas that is currently available,” she said.
“We are ready to deliver 500 megawatts in less than six months and create an immediate impact on the economy,” he concluded.
Visits have been organised for various stakeholders and guests on 8 August. After the exhibition, the ship will sail this Friday (9).
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