Kibo renews MoU for 150-300MW Benga coal-fired IPP
Kibo Energy, an Africa-focused energy developer, renewed an MoU with Electricidade de Mocambique (EDM) for the Benga coal-fired fossil-fuel project in Mozambique. Kibo will build and operate the 150-300 MW Benga coal-fired IPP with its joint venture Termoeléctrica de Benga.
The said project is currently in the feasibility study stage and EDM is now awaiting the results. Kibo is negotiating the PPA with potential partners.
In January 2010, a coal power plant was proposed by Australian mining company Riversdale in Benga for $1.277 billion. The proposed plant will be 2GW fueled by coal and to supply energy to a coal mine on the same site.
In February 2013, the project was canceled. The current plan for the Benga coal-fired project is smaller but still intended to be supplied by coal producers.
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August 24, 2018
USTDA awards funding for feasibility study of 100 MW solar project in Mozambique
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a grant to WHN Solar, S.A. for a feasibility study to assess the viability of a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant of up to 100 MW. The plant...
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July 10, 2018
Exxon submits plans for LNG project to Mozambique government
ExxonMobil has announced that Mozambique Rovuma Venture has submitted a development plan for the first phase of the Rovuma LNG project to the government of Mozambique. The project will...
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June 22, 2018
It has been announced that Globeleq signed a development agreement with Mozambique’s state utility to undertake the gas-fired facility project and bring it to financial close
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May 25, 2018
MoU signed for US$400 million gas-fired power project in Mozambique
Great Lakes Africa Energy (GLAE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Mozambique to construct a 250 MW gas-fired power plant in the country at an estimated value...
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March 28, 2018
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has announced that it will provide early-stage funding for the project
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has announced that it will provide early-stage funding for the project. eleQtra will use the newly-signed grant to conduct a feasibility study, for which it has contracted WorleyParsons Group Inc
