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Mozambique-Malawi interconnector to be ready in 2022
September 07, 2020 / Tawina Maluwa
The Malawi Government says it is working to ensure that the 2022 deadline for connecting the country’s power grid to that of Mozambique is not missed.
State President Lazarus Chakwera said in his State of the Nation Address in Parliament that his government is banking on the interconnector to address the country’s power deficit.
“Once this is done, Malawi will have access to the Southern Africa Power Pool,” Chakwera said.
Chakwera also said in order to address the power shortages, his government is facilitating construction of 60 MW solar power plant in Salima and is in the process of securing a strategic sponsor for the 350MW Mpatamanga Hydro Project on Shire River.
“We are also concluding Independent Power Producer Agreements, which will open the sector to private investors, which will require new leadership at Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) to facilitate such reforms as new tariff structures that reflect market realities,” he said.
Chakwera also said his government will revisit existing energy contracts and petroleum production sharing agreements in line with the law, ending those that are economically unsustainable and signed under questionable terms during the era of the previous administration.
Malawi’s electricity penetration rate stands at only 18%.
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