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7:08 CAT | 16 Nov 2016
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Canada’s WSP Global and Water Waste and Environment Consultants (WWEC) of Malawi, have started working on a study to assess the environmental and social impact of the project for electricity interconnection between Malawi and Mozambique, the Mozambican press reported.
Daily newspaper Notícias reported that power company Electricidade de Mozambique (EDM) and Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM) contracted WSP and WWEC to conduct the study and prepare the resettlement policy of populations affected by June 2017.
The specialist in development of WWEC, Mabvuto Phula, said consultants have met with officials from the Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Affairs, Mining and Energy and the Human Rights Commission of Malawi.
The project to interconnect Mozambique and Malawi involves the construction of a 400 KV power transmission line stretching over 210 kilometres, from the Matambo substation in Tete to Phombeya in Balaka.
The interconnection, which should be completed by 2020, is seen as a solution to the current challenges Malawi is facing regarding the supply of electricity, through the promotion and development of new sources and opening up the market to potential investors.
The current electricity production in Malawi is 351 megawatts, which only supplies about 10% of the population.
Source: Macauhub
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