The Mozambique-Malawi Transmission Interconnection Project will connect Malawi to the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), allowing two-way energy trade between the two countries. The move comes as the second phase of the Southern African Power Market Program.
Mozambique will build approximately 135 km of 220 kV transmission line and extend the existing Matambo substation. On the Malawi side, approximately 75 km of 220 kV transmission line will be constructed and a new 220 kV substation will be installed.
The project will provide technical assistance, capacity building, training, and equipment necessary for the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) and Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) to improve energy trading. It will also help replace worn-out, inadequate, or obsolete equipment in order to remove critical bottlenecks in the networks that could impede the flow of traded electricity.
The loans, $48 million and $45 million for Malawi and Mozambique respectively, will increase electrical availability and reliability in the Southern Africa region.
