Mozambique gets $43.6 M green power boost
AfDB backs new transmission line to deliver wind energy, expand access, and cut emissions across Mozambique and Southern Africa.
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Mozambique: The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved $43.6 M in financing to support the construction of the Namaacha-Boane transmission line and related infrastructure in Mozambique, a key milestone in the country’s shift toward clean energy.
The project will transmit up to 332 GWh of renewable wind energy from the upcoming 120 MW Namaacha wind farm in southwest Mozambique to homes and businesses nationwide, and into the broader Southern African region.
Funding includes $33.2 M from the African Development Fund and $10.4 M from the Bank’s Climate Action Window, a mechanism aiding 37 low-income African nations in climate-resilient development. The Mozambican government will also contribute.
“This is a major step in Mozambique’s low-carbon transition,” said Kevin Kariuki, AfDB Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate, and Green Growth. “It will expand affordable power, spur local industry, and improve lives.”
Electricidade de Moçambique and Central Eléctrica da Namaacha (CEN) will implement the project, which includes two new 43-km 66 kV transmission lines, along with essential grid upgrades.
The initiative will enable thousands of new power connections in rural and underserved areas, reduce CO₂ emissions by over 71,000 t annually, and strengthen regional energy trade through the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP).
The project aligns with the AfDB’s “Light Up and Power Africa” strategy and supports Mozambique’s Mission 300 and goal of universal electrification by 2030.
Source: ESI Africa
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