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Tedzani IV construction nearing completion
October 20, 2020 / Bester Kayaye
Malawi’s Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) says 95% of the 18MW Tedzani IV Hydropower Station is ready with all the civil works completed.
The Company says in a press statement that it has commenced electrical-mechanical works following the arrival of various parts and spares required for the project.
Egenco says it has expedited the works despite delays due to the coronavirus disease (Covid19) pandemic that resulted in works being suspended for 3 months, from March to May 2020.
Meanwhile, works have since resumed and it is expected that they will be completed ahead of time in February 2021, beating the official commissioning date of September 2021.
The Power Station is being built with a US$52 million Grant Assistance from the Japanese Government through the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) with EGENCO contributing US$4.8million.
Tedzani Power Station has a total generation capacity of 102MW comprising Tedzani I and II with 40 MW and Tedzani III with 62MW.
The addition of the 18MW Tedzani IV will increase its capacity to 120MW.
In a quest to mitigate power outages in the country, the company is also constructing 1.3MW Solar Power Plant that will see the livelihood of the people of Likoma and Chizumulu islands greatly improving with a 24-hour availability of electricity.
The solar power plant is part of a 3.1 MW Hybrid Power Plant comprising of 1.8 MW diesel generators and 1.3 MW solar power that was launched in December 2019 by EGENCO with the initial commissioning of only the diesel generators while the commissioning of the solar power plant is expected this year.
The solar power plant is being financed by EGENCO to the tune of K3.2 billion.
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