Mozambique: Mphanda Nkuwa enters environmental safeguard phase – Notícias

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Mozambique: Mphanda Nkuwa enters environmental safeguard phase – Notícias

4:00 CAT | 11 Dec 2024

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The Mphanda Nkuwa Hydroelectric project being implemented in Marara district, Tete province, 61 kilometres downstream from the Cahora Bassa hydroelectric plant (HCB), is now entering the environmental and social safeguard phase.

Budgeted at US$5.5 billion, the project will have the capacity to generate 1500 MW. Projections indicate that, during the construction phase, it will employ around 7,000 people, with 3,000 permanent employees upon completion, 95% of them Mozambican.

In this context, the Mphanda Nkuwa Hydroelectric Office (GMNK), the project implementing entity, is in the process of selecting a specialized company to carry out environmental and social studies.

The operationalization of the service will be financed with funds that the government has received from the International Development Association (IDA) to cover this phase of project preparation.

The eligible consultants or companies will have the responsibility to manage, coordinate and deal with all relevant entities involved in the management and implementation of Mphanda Nkuwa, in all specialized environmental and social matters.

It will also work with the consultant developing the project and the ministries of Mineral Resources and Energy and Land and Environment, at central and provincial levels.

The consultant will work with other entities during the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Environmental and Social Management Plan, Resettlement Action Plan, Project Stakeholder Development Plan, Environmental and Social Governance, Conflict Resolution Mechanism, and other aspects associated with the Environmental and Social impact of the Project.

The environmental and social safeguard specialist will ensure that everyone involved in the development of the venture adheres to and complies with the country’s rules, policies and regulations of the financing entities (African Development Bank, World Bank, IFC) and other relevant international best practice guidelines.

The Mozambican executive recently approved a resolution that authorizing Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) to acquire 70% of the shares in the Mphanda Nkuwa Hydroelectric Plant, at an estimated cost of 316 billion meticais.

Source: Noticias