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Solar PV-plus-energy storage project breaks ground in Mozambique

n a significant step toward a clean energy future, Globeleq, a leading
independent power company in Africa and its project partners,
ISource Energia and Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) have
celebrated the start of construction of the 19 MW Cuamba Solar PV
plant and a 2 MW (7 MWh) energy storage system with a ground-
breaking event. The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Dr
Ernesto Max Tonela, was the official guest at the power plant site in
Cuamba where the ceremony was held. The project will contribute to
the Government’s “Energy for All” strategy, aiming to have universal
energy access by 2030.
The US$32-million project is located in the Tetereane District of
the city of Cuamba, Niassa province, about 550 km west of the coastal
town Nacala. The project is the first IPP in Mozambique to integrate
a utility scale energy storage system and includes an upgrade to the
existing Cuamba substation. Electricity will be sold through a 25-year of Maputo. In addition, Globeleq has recently pre-qualified to compete
power purchase agreement with EDM. for the 40 MW Dondo solar power project in Sofala Province and has
The project is expected to receive US$19-million of debt funding been selected for two 15 MW solar projects in neighbouring Eswatini.
from The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (“EAIF”), a member of It is expected the project will need around 100 workers during
the Private Infrastructure Development Group (“PIDG”). Furthermore, construction, many of which will be hired from the local community.
the project will receive $7-million in grant funding from PIDG’s Viability The Spanish company, TSK, has been appointed as the project EPC
Gap Funding (“VGF”) grant facility and a $1-million grant from CDC Plus contractor. Globeleq will oversee the construction and operations of
to enable an affordable tariff and the energy storage system. the power plant, supported by Source Energia.
Globeleq and Source Energia are also developing one of the first wind
projects in Mozambique located near the town of Namaacha 40 km west Contact Vincent Mulder, Globeleq, vincent.mulder@globeleq.com

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