Reparation av 2 vattenkraftverk i Moçambique Rehabilitation of 2 Hydropow.plants in Mozambique - Rehab 2HydropowMozambique (new) Repair of two hydropower plants in the central part of Mozambique. The main objective of the project is to provide sustainable energy for poverty reduction. The specific objectives are to manage the domestic future electricity demands of Mozambique and to increase the export of surplus electricity during periods of low demand. Reparation av två vattenkraftverk i den centrala delen av Moçambique. The intervention main goals are the rehabilitation and upgrade of the Mavuzi and
Chicamba Hydro Power Plants and DAMS to ensure long-term, reliable and renewable
electricity supply.
At the end of the intervention is expected that both HPPs will work at full capacity and
supply energy to the central region of Mozambique, with sufficient reliability, in the
affected areas.
The two HPPs supply electricity to more than 300 thousand customers between
households, basic services, business and commercial services and to the neighboring
countries of Zimbabwe and Malawi.
The all central region (provinces of Manica, Sofala, Tete and Zambézia) is heavily
dependent on these HPPs for electricity supply. In addition, the region hosts large areas
of agriculture, fisheries, forests, wildlife and, businesses already in expansion such as
tourism, transport corridors for inland countries, export and import through the ports
and airports, all of which rely on electricity to grow and develop.
The tropical cyclone IDAI which affected Mozambique and also the Mavuzi area, mid
March 2019, strongly affected the country, the infrastructure, the energy supply and
distribution, as well as the completion of the rehabilitation project. The cyclone caused
extreme flood event which resulted in over topping of the left and right abutment of the
Mavuzi dam, and of the flood gates, thereby causing damage to some of the installations
at the dam. Hence the greater part of 2021 was dedicated to the repair works of the
damages caused by the cyclone. At the end of 2021 further problems were identified
during a site visit which were oil spillages at the two dam sites and problems with the
stator windings of the Mavuzi unit 3 generator. This caused the project to enter into the
third phase for the repairs to take place.