Mozambique: President inaugurates country’s largest solar plant in Cabo Delgado – Watch

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Mozambique: President inaugurates country’s largest solar plant in Cabo Delgado – Watch

11:54 CAT | 01 Apr 2022

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Mozambique’s president, Filipe Nyusi, this F Friday inaugurated a solar power plant, the largest of its kind in the country, at Metoro, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, his office announced in a statement.

“The Metoro Solar Plant Project is part of the Government’s plan to increase production capacity and diversify energy sources in the country, in general, and in the northern region, in particular, with the aim of ensuring quality energy in Cabo Delgado province,” the statement reads.

Work began in 2020 on building the plant, which consists of 125,000 panels manufactured in China. It has a capacity of 41 megawatts and is to inject 69 gigawatt hours per year into the grid managed by state electricity company Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM).

The project has a budget equivalent to €47.3 million and is the result of a partnership between EDM, with a 25% stake, and France’s Neon, with 75%.

The project was financed by the French Development Agency (AFD), with a loan of $40 million (€34 million), with the remainder coming from Mozambique’s government.

After 25 years of operation, the infrastructure is to pass into the hands of EDM.

💡Esta manhã o embaixador🇫🇷 David IZZO teve a honta de participar na inauguração pelo PR @FilipeNyusi da #central photovoltaica de #Metoro em Cabo Delgago🇲🇿, um projecto financiado pela @AFD_France 40M$.#energialimpa♻️ pic.twitter.com/0MMheTFGr8

— La France au Mozambique (@FranceMaputo) April 1, 2022