10 most impressive mega construction projects in Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique is a country located in Southeastern Africa
bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to
the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini (Swaziland) and South Africa to the southwest.
The sovereign state is separated from the Comoros, Mayotte and Madagascar by the Mozambique
Channel to the east. The capital and largest city of Mozambique is Maputo. Mozambique is
endowed with rich and extensive natural resources. The country's economy is based largely on
agriculture, but industry is growing, mainly food and beverages, chemical manufacturing
and aluminium and petroleum production. The tourism sector is also expanding. There are
currently more than $60 billion of active projects in Mozambique under threat due to
security concerns because of religious insurgents that have plagued the northern gas-rich parts
of the country over the last couple of years. These events have a disastrous effect on the
blooming gas sector. Population growth exceeds 30 per cent over the next decade, which requires
investment in infrastructure and developing the economy. Not withstanding the projects
still hold and here are 10 mega development projects in Mozambique.
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10. Water Services & Institutional Support II
The objectives of the Second Water Services and Institutional Support Project are to increase
water service coverage in key cities in Mozambique’s territory, strengthen the institutional and
regulatory capacity for water supply services in the Northern, Central and Southern regions
of Mozambique; and support Mozambique to respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis
or Emergency. There are five components to the project, the first component being rehabilitation
and expansion of water supply production and distribution. The second component is the
Institutional Support. This component will also support project management, supervision
for contracts under component one, audits, training, and various technical studies as
needed, as well as technical assistance to FIPAG for the implementation of environmental
and social safeguards. The third component is the output-based payments for low-income-household
connections. The objective of the component is to increase access to piped-water connections
for low-income households in the cities of the central and northern regions of the recipient
and in the Maputo region by providing output-based payments to the regional utilities to support
the provision of water services to the poor by facilitating the uptake of connections
for low-income households through grant payments to reimburse the costs of eligible connections.
Finally, the fourth component is the contingent emergency response (zero-budget).
9. Temane Regional Electricity Project (TREP) The development objective of the Temane Regional
Electricity Project for Mozambique is to enhance transmission capacity for domestic and regional
markets and increase electricity generation capacity through private sector participation.
The project comprises of three components. The first component, Temane Transmission Project
includes construction of approximately 563 km of a 400 kV, single-circuit power transmission
line between Maputo and Vilanculos (near Temane). The second component, Temane thermal power
plant (CTT) power generation plant includes construction of a 400-megawatt (MW) gas-to-power
generation plant. The third component, implementation support, technical assistance, and capacity
building consists of following sub-components: (i) support to national enterprise for electricity
transmission (SNTE) for project implementation; (ii) technical assistance to electricity of
Mozambique (EDM); and (iii) technical assistance to Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy
(MIREME) and Energy Regulatory Authority (ARENE). Together, the power plant and transmission
line will bring in $1.4 billion in new investment into the Mozambican power sector.
8. Temane-Maputo Transmission Line Project The Temane Transmission Project (TTP) consists
of a 563-km, 400-kV single-circuit HVAC (High Voltage Alternating Current) transmission
line between Vilanculos Chibuto-Matalane-Maputo, associated with three new 400-kV substations
at Vilanculos, Chibuto and Matalane, and expansion of the existing Maputo substation. The project
will allow for the evacuation of 400 MW from the envisaged Central Termica Temane (CTT)
project, which will reinforce generation capacity in the country and in the region via the utilization
of Mozambique’s endogenous gas resources. The project is also expected to have significant
positive economic impacts along the route, unleashing industrial developments that are
currently constrained by lack of a reliable power supply solution in the geographic area
covered. The TTP will also allow security and reliability of electricity supply and
the establishment of economic development zones along the envisaged T-line route. In
these areas, it will contribute to unlock the agricultural potential of rural areas
and the creation of higher value jobs. The main components of the project are: substations;
transmission lines; financing costs; and other costs. The objective of the project is to
strengthen the country’s transmission capacity to efficiently and reliably meet the domestic
demand for electricity and export power to the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP), whilst
also promoting private sector participation in the development of the country’s and
regional power system. 7. National Integrated Feeder Road Development
Project The Government of Mozambique (GoM) is planning
to undertake the development of the feeder roads in Nampula and Zambezia, Mozambique.
The project involves the rehabilitation work, drainage systems and related facilities, and
the installation of signaling systems. The project is being funded by the World Bank
and it is planned for development in phases. The first phase includes the Rehabilitation
and Maintenance of Rural (Non-Primary) Roads in targeted areas in Zambezia and Nampula
provinces. The second phase includes rehabilitation of the National Road N1 in the sections . of
Chimura to Nicodala (169 km) and Quelimane to Namacurra (70 km). The project also includes
the financing for the Rural Transport Services, institutional strengthening activities for
management of rural roads. The US$235 million project includes: Widening of a highway, Asphalting
of highway, Construction of drainage systems and Installation of signaling systems. The
objective of the Integrated Feeder Road Development Project for Mozambique is to enhance road
access in selected rural areas in support of livelihoods of local communities and to
provide immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency as needed
.6. Greater Maputo Water Supply Project In the capital town of Maputo the population
is growing fast and the city expands mostly on the north-western side. The current Maputo
Water Supply System provides water to the Southern areas of Maputo Metropolitan only
and there is no public water supply system in the north-western site of the city. In
addition to the lack of a public water system, raw water resources in the north-western areas
are not available. This project concerns the development, construction and operation of
the Corumana system. This system consists of a raw water intake and transmission system,
a drinking water treatment plant with a capacity of 60,000 m3, a clear water distribution main,
6 distribution centers, distribution networks and water connections for domestic, public
and commercial, industrial use. When the project is first completed It will provide drinking
water to 365,000 people in Maputo. This figure will increase to 550,000 people by the year
2022 when the maximum design capacity is reached. The aim of the project is to provide high
quality drinking water at a lower price than currently provided by private water suppliers.
Furthermore it is aimed to lower the walking distance to the water source. It is expected
that companies that rely on a good quality supply of water (such as restaurants and food
processing industries) will enter the market. 5. Mapatu urban transformation project
Urbanization has not benefited everyone equally in Maputo as the city has expanded informally,
without effective urban planning and the necessary investments in basic infrastructure and land
tenure security. In 2020, the World Bank approved a $100 million grant from the International
Development Association (IDA) in support of Maputo Urban Transformation Project. The project
will finance critical urban infrastructure investments in the city and support the implementation
of municipal reforms. This investment will ultimately contribute to harness the role
of Maputo as the country’s economic powerhouse by investing in urban infrastructure and services,
while supporting critical reforms to ensure that urbanization in Maputo can contribute
to economic growth, poverty reduction, and structural transformation. Most of the project’s
funds will benefit the urban poor by investing in the upgrading of informal settlements.
The project will also tackle two of the greatest challenges the city faces: the construction
of its first sanitary landfill and the decommissioning of the Hulene dumpsite; and the implementation
of an urban plan for KaTembe Municipal District where most future urban growth is expected
to take place. The latter includes land demarcation, construction of priority urban infrastructures,
and implementation of sites-and-services for low income families. This component will create
incentives for better solid waste management services, restore livelihoods for informal
waste pickers, and increase reuse or recycling practices. In addition, it will invest in
access to safe water and sanitation. A portion of the project’s financing will help the
current efforts to mitigate the economic impact of Covid-19 on the most vulnerable in Maputo.
4. Tete Coal Power Plant Developed by a joint venture of Ncondezi Energy,
CMEC and General Electric, the project will include a coal mine and 300-megawatt power
plant in the northern Tete province. The power station’s design includes the option to
increase capacity to 1,800-megawatt in the future. The main contractor is China Machinery
Engineering, and the power off-taker is Electricidade de Mocambique. This large scale project will
be developed in phases, starting with a 300MW integrated mine and power plant, with the
potential to expand to an 1800MW power plant. The power plant will use a modern and proven
Circulating Fluidised Bed (“CFB”) technology, which will use state of the art emission control
technologies and comply with OECD guidelines and the most stringent IFC/World Bank guidelines
for coal power plants. Coal will be supplied from the development of an adjacent open pit
coal mine producing 1.5 million tonnes per annum. The power plant will be located about
92kms away from the local transmission network. The Project plans to sell 100% of power generated
to Electricity of Mozambique ("EDM") through a 25 year Power Purchase Agreement ("PPA").
This power project has a unique advantage over other potential power projects in the
region because it is entirely focused on supplying Mozambique’s growing energy demands over
the short to medium term, it can be delivered in a reasonably short time frame and the power
plant can be scaled up in 300MW units. 3. Mphanda Nkuwa Hydroelectric Dam
The Mphanda Nkuwa hydropower project is a 1,500MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric facility
proposed to be built on the Zambezi River, in the Tete province of Mozambique. The $2.4bn
project will be developed by a special purpose vehicle (SPV) comprising the state-owned Electricidade
de Mocambique (EDM), Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), and a strategic partner yet to
be selected on a limited recourse project finance basis. The Government of Mozambique
created a new entity called Mphanda Nkuwa Hydroelectric Project Implementation Office
(GMNK) to co-ordinate the project development, in 2019. The Mozambican authorities also appointed
a consortium of four companies to provide legal, financial, and engineering consulting
and advisory services to GMNK for the Mphanda Nkuwa project in September 2019. Construction
on the project was expected to start this year, with completion in 2028. The proposed
site for the Mphanda Nkuwa hydroelectric dam is located approximately 60km downstream from
the Cahora Bassa dam and 70km upstream from the Tete town, on the Zambezi River, Mozambique.
The left bank of the dam will fall in the Chiuta district, while the right bank will
be located in the Changara district. The reservoir of the project will further extend to the
Cahora Bassa and Maravia districts. The Mphanda Nkuwa hydroelectric project will comprise
a 700m-long and 86m-high concrete gravity dam with 13 flood gates. With a crest elevation
of 211m, the Mphanda Nkuwa dam will create a 100km² reservoir that will extend more
than 60km on the Zambezi River as well as approximately 18km on the Luia River. The
Mphanda Nkuwa project will utilise the water flow released by the Cahora Bassa hydropower
plant located upstream. The powerhouse of the project will be equipped with four Francis
turbine units of 365MW each. The project is expected to generate 8,600GWh of electricity
a year, at its full capacity. The electricity generated by the Mphanda Nkuwa hydropower
facility is planned to be evacuated through a 650km-long, 400kV high-voltage alternating
current (HVAC) transmission line connecting the Cataxa substation at Marara. Further,
a 1,300km-long 550kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) line to connect the Maputo substation
in Mozambique with the South Africa Grid is also envisioned as part of the project. The
surplus electricity generated by the plant will be exported to the neighbouring countries
through power trading arrangements co-ordinated by the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP).
2. Coral South floating liquified natural gas Project
Coral South is the first project launched in the country's offshore that develops and
produces significant hydrocarbon resources. The floating vessels will operate in ultra-deep
waters exceeding two thousand metres. Coral South FLNG will be the first such on the African
continent and the third in the world. Coral Sul FLNG will be 432 m long and 66 m wide,
and weigh about 220,000 tonnes overall. The accommodation module will have eight floors
with room for 350 people. It will be anchored about 2,000 meters deep, with the help of
20 lines weighing 9,000 tonnes combined. Coral South was the first project approved by our
Area 4 partners for developing gas resources discovered in the Rovuma Basin, off Mozambique’s
coast. The project involves producing and selling gas from the southern part of the
Coral field, using a floating plant for liquefying natural gas (LNG) with a capacity of 3.4 million
tonnes, linked to six subsea gas producing wells. The start-up phase of the project began
in 2017, just three years after drilling the last test well. The project has reached a
progress of more than 80% and the production start-up is expected in 2022. The Coral South
project has provided specialist training for more than 800 Mozambican workers, who will
be employed in the project's operational phase. We are also committed to a huge programme
of work for local communities, to improve their access to basic services such as education,
clean water and health care, and support long-term, diversified, sustainable socio-economic growth.
1. Rovuma liquid natural gas Developed through a joint venture with Total
as the lead is a massive 12.88 million tonnes per annum liquified natural gas (LNG) project
was due to reach a final investment decision in 2020. The FID has been delayed several
times due to security concerns and the impact COVID-19 had on hydrocarbon markets. A joint
venture company CCSJV s.c.a.r.l. is the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor.
The project concerns the extraction and liquefaction of gas from Area 4 in the Rovuma basin located
in the northern area of the country. The initial phase of the Rovuma LNG project will develop
the Mamba reservoirs in Area 4. The project also involves an independent plan to develop
part of the reserves that straddle Area 1, as well as some additional reserves. This
will help provide reliable and affordable energy for the people of Mozambique and for
the project’s co-venturers, and create long-term economic benefit for the area. ExxonMobil
will lead the construction and operation of onshore facilities and related liquefaction
trains for the Rovuma LNG project, while Eni will lead Upstream developments and operations.
Rovuma LNG also provides for the construction of two onshore trains, powered by 24 underwater
wells, for the treatment, liquefaction, storage and export of LNG – each with a total capacity
of approximately 7.6 million tonnes per year. The project was approved by the government
in 2019. The Rovuma LNG project aims to create jobs locally through focused recruitment and
skills training. The development plan details our commitment to train, build and employ
a local workforce and make gas available in support of Mozambique’s industrialisation
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