The funding will assist the national electricity company to provide financial support for technical, economic, environmental and social feasibility studies for the development of a solar floating power plant in Chicamba reservoir. In addition, it will support funding for a feasibility study for Energy Battery Systems Storage in up to 10 sites, as well as capacity building for EDM´s personnel; and support for tender preparation.
EDM Chairman Marcelino Gildo Alberto said they are excited to launch the activities under the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa in Mozambique, “which comes with a set of very strategic and innovative projects, that will contribute to diversify the energy matrix ad fund a study on storage needs, that will enable the development of more renewable energy projects,.
“The support under SEFA also includes a robust capacity building programme, that will enable our personnel to develop strategic skills related to the development and management of renewable energy projects,” said Alberto.