- Ncondezi Energy has obtained 950 hectares of land to implement its solar project in the Tete province of Mozambique.
- Its park will have a capacity of 300 MWp, making it the largest solar power plant in the country.
Energy producer Ncondezi Energy has announced that the Mozambican government has granted it the Right to Land Use Planning (DUAT). The permission is to develop its project on a 950-hectare site in the province of Tete, located in western Mozambique. According to the company, the area granted by the Mozambican government can host a 500 MWp solar plant.
Its project has a 300 MWp capacity. This electricity will be added to the Electricidade de Moçambique, a state-owned utility (EDM). Over the following two months, Ncondezi intends to enhance its transmission method for the national energy grid of Mozambique. The electrical mix in Mozambique will become more diverse thanks to this solar farm.
According to Power Afrique, the country in East Africa has an installed capacity of 3,000 MW, of which 75% is hydroelectric power and just 1% is solar power. However, during the dry season, hydropower generation typically decreases. The Mozambican government is promoting forming public-private partnerships (PPPs) to generate renewable energy in response to this challenge.
To ensure the financing and construction of two solar power plants of 30 MWp each in Manje in the province of Tete and Chimbunila in the region of Niassa, Maputo has issued a call for tenders as part of the Renewable Energy Auction Promotion Programme (PROLER).