Tdworld 4472 Scatec Solar Signs Ppa Mozambique S First Large Scale Solar Plantresponsive1200
Tdworld 4472 Scatec Solar Signs Ppa Mozambique S First Large Scale Solar Plantresponsive1200
Tdworld 4472 Scatec Solar Signs Ppa Mozambique S First Large Scale Solar Plantresponsive1200
Tdworld 4472 Scatec Solar Signs Ppa Mozambique S First Large Scale Solar Plantresponsive1200
Tdworld 4472 Scatec Solar Signs Ppa Mozambique S First Large Scale Solar Plantresponsive1200

Mozambique Signs First Major Solar Power Deal

Nov. 1, 2016
The 40 MW plant is located close to the city of Mocuba in the Zambézia Province, and is expected to deliver 77,000 MWh per year of much needed electricity to the northern regions of Mozambique.

Drought-stricken Mozambique will start building its first large scale solar plant in early 2017 after Scatec Solar, which owns several such plants in Africa, signed an $80 million deal to sell electricity to the state-owned energy company for 25 years.

The 40 MW plant is located close to the city of Mocuba in the Zambézia Province, and is expected to deliver 77,000 MWh per year of much needed electricity to the northern regions of Mozambique. The plant will deliver power to the national grid and produce enough energy to serve about 175,000 households.

The project is the first large scale solar plant to be built in the country and represents an important first step in realizing Mozambique's ambition to increase renewable power generation in its energy mix.

The project is a result of strong partnership between the governments of Norway and Mozambique. The Norwegian government has provided economic support as well as technical expertise to the energy sector in Mozambique for several years.

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