Mozambique and Germany sign 17 million euro agreement for Donation Project for Mini-Hydro Plants

Moçambique e Alemanha assinam acordo de 17 milhões de euros para Projecto de Donativo para Plantas Mini-Hídricas

The Government of Mozambique and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany signed a grant agreement this morning in Maputo for financial support for the Lichinga and Cuamba Mini-Hydro Plants Donation Project in Niassa Province.

The aim of this 17 million euro grant agreement from KfW is to rehabilitate the multi-technology site for renewable energies (mini-hydro plants) through Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), the beneficiary entity and executing agency of the project.

According to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, representing the Minister of Finance, the mobilization of funding for the materialization of the rehabilitation and expansion of mini-hydro plants in Niassa province will certainly contribute to the improvement of economic activity services by local operators, as well as access to alternative energies for local populations within the framework of the pillars of structural transformation of the economy, social and demographic transformation and governance.

For his part, the Ambassador of the Republic of Germany to Mozambique, Ronald Münch, pointed out that the Multi-Technological Renewable Energy Project in Cuamba and Lichinga modernizes existing hydroelectric plants and provides additional solar photovoltaic power generation capacity, making use of locally available and climate-friendly renewable energy in Mozambique.

In the same vein, in his capacity as project manager, the Chairman of EDM's Board of Directors, Joaquim Ou-chim, stressed that EDM, as the implementing agency, recognizes the relevance and impact of the German government's support for the country's electrification, resulting from the continued efforts to mobilize funds on the part of the Mozambican government, through the Ministries of Finance and Mineral Resources and Energy.

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