The Mozambican Head of State proceeded with the launching of the II phase of the Electric Interconnection Project between Mozambique and Malawi, in a ceremony that took place in Tete, and that was attended by the Malawi Head of State, Lazarus Chakwera, who is on a working visit to Mozambique since yesterday.

The infrastructure, with a length of 218 kilometers, is budgeted at 62 million dollars, of which 35 million dollars will be used to build the line in the part of Mozambique (with 142 kilometers) and the rest for part of the infrastructure that is in Malawi, according to information from the public company Eletricidade de Moçambique.

"The project will contribute significantly to the consolidation of Mozambique's regional integration into the Southern African Development Community (SADC)," Filipe Nyusi said at the Project launch.

The funds that will be used for the construction of the line are the result of funding from four partners, namely the World Bank, the European Union, and the governments of Norway and Germany.

"It is a historic moment for both countries," Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera said during the launching ceremony for the second phase of the Project in Tete.

The Project, will also create about 1600 jobs and has a transmission capacity of 400 kV (kilovolt), has been on the table since 1998, but the agreement was signed only in 2013.

The infrastructure will run from the Matambo substation, in Tete province, to the border with Malawi, in Zobué, where work began six months ago.