Nacala power station

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Nacala power station is a cancelled power station in Nacala-a-Velha, Nampula, Mozambique. It is also known as Tete power station (China Energy).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Nacala power station Nacala-a-Velha, Nampula, Mozambique -14.5411, 40.6166 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 cancelled coal - unknown 200 unknown 2022

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Somagec Mozambique [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): Moatize, Tete province

Background

1,200 MW

According to a March 2016 report, an MoU was signed between Mozambique and Zambia for a 1,200 MW coal plant in Nacala (allegedly), the city in Nampula province where Mozambique's Nacala port is located. The plant would also power Zambia.[1] Note: Other reports referenced a 1,200 MW proposal for the Tete province instead, which is much closer to Zambia, as noted here: Tete power station.[2][3]

200 MW

In August 2019, it was reported that China Energy Engineering Corporation and Moroccan port and civil engineering specialist Somagec Mozambique were planning to build a 200 MW coal-fired power station in Nacala. The estimated cost was US$355 million. Operation was planned for 2022. Coal would be supplied by Vale Moçambique from Moatize, Tete province. An Environmental Pre-Feasibility and Scoping Study had been submitted.[4]

The power station was budgeted at around 21.7 billion meticais (around US$340 million).[5]

With no known developments on the project since 2019, the power station was presumed cancelled as of December 2023.

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Additional data

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