Tete power station
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Tete power station is a cancelled power station in Tete, Mozambique.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Tete power station | Tete, Mozambique | -16.1415, 33.6086 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | cancelled | coal - unknown | 350 | unknown | – | – |
| Unit 2 | cancelled | coal - unknown | 350 | unknown | – | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Power Construction Corporation of China Ltd (PowerChina) [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Power Construction Corporation of China Ltd (PowerChina) [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): Moatize, Tete province
Background
1,200 MW
According to 2016 and 2017 news, an MoU was signed between Zambia’s National Electricity Company (ZESCO) and the Electricity Company of Mozambique (EDM) for a 1,200 MW coal plant in Tete, the capital of Tete province in Mozambique. The plant would also power Zambia. It was reported that the African Development Bank and the Japanese government would provide financial support for the project.[1][2] Note: Other reports referenced a 1,200 MW proposal for Nacala or Nacala-a-Velha in the Nampula province instead, as noted here: Nacala power station.[3]
700 MW
In June 2019, an EPC contract for a coal-fired power plant project in Tete, Mozambique, was signed by PowerChina. The project had a planned installed capacity of two 350 MW supercritical coal-fired units. At the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held in Beijing in April 2019, the President of Mozambique presented the project to the government of China as one of the key cooperation projects between China and Mozambique.[4]
As of December 2023, with no known developments since 2019 and uncertainty around PowerChina's role in coal post-Glasgow, the power station was presumed cancelled.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "赞比亚和莫桑比克将联合建设并运营一座燃煤电站," coal.in-en, June 24, 2016
- ↑ "赞比亚和莫桑比克计划联合建设一座燃煤电站," China-Africa, March 21, 2017
- ↑ "Zambia, Mozambique enter power pact," Daily Mail, March 19, 2016
- ↑ "The EPC contract signing ceremony for Mozambique's Tete 2X350MW coal-fired power plant project was held in Wuhan," zgjsjt.net, July 3, 2019
Additional data
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