Reliability tests on the equipment installed at the three substations that make up the Temane-Maputo electricity transmission line, which is over 500 kilometres long and has a capacity of 400 kilovolts (kV), will begin next May.
These are the substations being set up in Pambara, in the Vilankulo district of Inhambane province; in the Chibuto district of Gaza; and in Matalane, in the Marracuene district of Maputo province.
“The work is 93 per cent complete, so the conditions are in place for testing to begin in May, lasting at least two months,” said Adriano Jonas, director of the power line construction project.
Mr Jonas added that the new energy transport infrastructure will supply the power that will be generated at the Temane Thermoelectric Plant (CTT), based on natural gas extracted by the South African multinational Sasol from deposits located in Inhambane.
“The substations will have sufficient capacity to meet all the electrification needs of industrial and agricultural undertakings in the south of the country,” he said.
According to a BNN Breaking publication, Maputo province has guaranteed essential support for the timely completion of the project, emphasising “its importance for the region, promising to strengthen economic growth and stability through better energy infrastructure”.
“The successful completion of this transmission line not only signifies Mozambique’s commitment to improving its energy capacities, but also prepares the ground for future developments in the sector, potentially attracting more investment and promoting regional development,” the portal clarified.
The media organisation says that the electricity transmission line is testimony to the country’s ambitious efforts to improve its energy infrastructure.
