Mpatamanga Gorge hydroelectric plant

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Other names: Mpatamanga Main

Mpatamanga Gorge hydroelectric plant is a hydroelectric power plant in pre-construction in Neno, Malawi.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Mpatamanga Gorge hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner
Pre-construction[1] 2030 (planned)[1] 358 MW[1] 6[2] Conventional storage[3] unknown [1%]; Norwegian Norfund [13%]; British International Investment PLC [13%]; Scatec ASA [14%]; EDF Energy Ltd [27%]; Electricity Generation Co (Malawi) Ltd [30%] (سكاتك)[3][3][3][3][3][3]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Mpatamanga Gorge hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Neno, Malawi[3][4] Shire River[5] -15.7172, 34.7264 (exact)[3][4]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.mpatamangahydro.com/index.php/overview/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20241001171239/https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/power-plant-profile-mpatamanga-malawi/. Archived from the original on 2024-10-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20221107224854/https://www.afrik21.africa/en/malawi-edf-and-scatec-sign-ppp-for-mpatamanga-hydroelectric-plant/. Archived from the original on 2022-11-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://goo.gl/maps/nW9yY5h4xNx6FCaE9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20210513211855/http://pppc.mw/projects/mpatamanga-hydro-power-project. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)