EDM installs new transformers at Chimuara substation

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EDM installs new transformers at Chimuara substation

8:49 CAT | 11 Aug 2018

Photo: O País

Mozambique’s publicly owned electricity company EDM has installed two new transformers and protection panels at its Chimuara substation in the central province of Zambezia.

The company is investing 2 billion meticais (about 35 million US dollars at current exchange rates) on upgrading the substations in Chimuara, Ceramica, and Alto Molocue.

According to the Chimuara substation manager, Decio Goncalves, with its new capacity Chimuara will supply domestic and industrial clients in the centre and north of the country for the next twenty years. He predicted, “with the installation of the new equipment, power cuts will only happen if the supply is cut from the Cahora Bassa hydroelectric dam”.

Goncalves explained to the daily newspaper “Noticias” that, besides regulating the supply of electricity along the high-tension line between the centre and north of the country, the substation also supplies power to 7,315 clients in the districts of Morrumbala, Derre, Mopeia, and the locality of Chimuara.

He revealed that by the end of the year the upgraded substation will also benefit 10,633 clients in the districts of Marromeu, Caia, Inhaminga, Sena, Chiramba, and Chemba (in Sofala province), and Macossa (in Manica province) and Mutarara (in Tete province).

Speaking at a ceremony to re-inaugurate the substation, the governor of Zambezia Abdul Razak argued that the investment will attract more businesses to the region. He urged entrepreneurs to take advantage of the improved power supply to exploit the potential for agriculture, forestry, tourism.

Source: AIM