The consortium formed by the Portuguese group Visabeira Infra-estruturas and the company Electrotec SA won three contracts valued at 24.5 million dollars, as part of the implementation of the “ProEnergia” project launched by Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), to expand energy to rural areas, which could cover more than 200,000 families.
According to a report published on Wednesday (10) by Lusa, of the total contracts, the first is budgeted at 4.9 million dollars (309.6 million meticais) and involves the construction of 550 kilometers of a 33 kV conductor and 166 kilometers of a 0.4 kV low voltage line, as well as the installation of 165 distribution transformers mounted on poles, the electricity connection to 42,181 households, the installation of 3020 street lighting poles and the replacement of another 2140 poles in Manica province.
The media outlet pointed out that the second contract, with the work taking place in Tete province, will cost more than 6.1 million dollars (385.5 million meticais) and will involve the construction of 751 kilometers of 33 kV conductor and 235 kilometers of 0.4 kV low voltage line, as well as the installation of 275 distribution transformers mounted on poles, the electrical connection of 51,946 households and the installation of 4680 street lighting poles.
“The third contract for Zambézia province, worth almost 13.5 million dollars (853.2 million meticais), provides for the construction of 1,866 kilometers of 33 kV conductor and 660 kilometers of 0.4 kV low-voltage line, as well as the installation of 547 pole-mounted distribution transformers, the connection of 108,165 households and the installation of 10,780 streetlights,” he concluded.
In 2023, Mozambique had more than 500,000 new household electricity connections, bringing the coverage rate to more than 50%. Most of the new connections were made through the National Electricity Network (REN).
The country aims to achieve universal access to energy by 2030 with measures that include the expansion of the electricity infrastructure and off-grid solutions, according to the Energy Transition Strategy (ETS).
