MOZAMBIQUE – The Mozambican government has launched a tender for 4 renewable energy projects with a collective investment capex of around €200 million.
The projects are assisted with funding of €37 million from the European Union in partnership with the French Development Agency.
According to a statement from the European Commission which together with the French Development Agency (AFD) are supporting the country’s Projeto de Promoção de Leilões para Energias Renováveis (PROLER) auction scheme for renewable energies, through this procurement exercise, the country’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is seeking to build three 40mw solar plants in the districts of Dondo, Manje and Lichinga respectively and a 40MW wind project in Inhambane.
The initiative is part of the Renewable Energy Auctions Promotion Program (PROLER) which contributes to increasing production capacity and diversifying sources of energy in the country.
The process aims at favouring competitive and transparent bidding processes for the selection of private investors with technical and financial strength interested in investing in renewable energy generation projects which will result in the choice of lower cost solutions for the consumer.
The program is being implemented with the help of Mozambican utility Electricidade de Mocambique (EDM) which is likely to be the future buyer of the renewable energy generated.
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