The Metoro Solar Power Station is a 41 megawatts
solar power plant in
Mozambique. The power station was developed by a consortium comprising
Neoen, a French
independent power producer (IPP), based in Paris, France and
Electricidade de Moçambique Electricidade de Moçambique, E.P. (EDM-E.P. or simply EDM) is a state-owned energy company of Mozambique, which deals with the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity. EDM was incorporated in 1995 after the privatization of ...
(EDM), the Mozambican electricity utility company. Construction began in October 2020, with commercial commissioning expected in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Location
The power station is located near the town of
Metoro, in
Ancuabe District
Ancuabe District is a district of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique. It covers 4,984 km2 with 199,457 inhabitants in 2015. Its seat is the town of Ancuabe.
Geography
It borders to the north with the district of Meluco, west with t ...
in
Cabo Delgado Province in northeastern Mozambique. Metoro is located about , by road, south of
Ancuabe
Ancuabe is a town in eastern Mozambique in Ancuabe District, Cabo Delgado Province. It is the seat of the district. According to the 1997 census it has a population of 12,561.
Geography
Ancuabe is situated away from Ntete, away from Banjira a ...
, the district headquarters.
Metoro is located approximately , west of the city of
Pemba, the provincial capital.
The solar farm sits on of land.
Overview
The power station has a maximum generation capacity of 41 megawatts. It comprises 121,500 solar panels. Its output is sold directly to the Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), for integration into the national grid, under a 25-year
power purchase agreement. A new high voltage power transmission line delivers the power to an EDM substation, where the power enters the national grid.
The power station provides 68 GWh of energy annually, enough to supply 75 percent of the electricity needs of the city of Pemba, as of 2020. The project will provided 380 jobs during construction and 25 permanent jobs after commercial commissioning.
The completed solar farm was commercially commissioned in April 2022, in the presence of
Filipe Nyusi, the Mozambican president.
Developers
The power station was developed by a joint venture company, which, for descriptive purposes, we will call Metoro Solar Consortium (MSC). The table below illustrates the shareholding in MSC.
Construction costs and funding
The
engineering, procurement and construction
Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts (a type of turnkey contract) are a form of contract used to undertake construction works by the private sector on large-scale and complex infrastructure projects.
Overview
Under an EPC co ...
contract was awarded to
Efacec Power Solutions, an engineering and infrastructure developer, based in Portugal at a contract price of US$56 million (approx. €47.5 million). The table below illustrates the sources of funding for this renewable energy infrastructure development.
Other considerations
The solar farm will aid Mozambique in avoiding the emission of 49,000 tons of
carbon dioxide every year.
After 25 years of operation, it is expected that the ownership of the power station will revert to Electricidade de Moçambique.
See also
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List of power stations in Mozambique
References
External links
Construction works of Metoro Solar Power Plant begins with the presence of the President of MozambiqueAs of 29 October 2020.
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Solar power stations in Mozambique
Cabo Delgado Province
2022 establishments in Mozambique
Energy infrastructure completed in 2022