Brief Description of Project

Development, BOOT (Build, Own, Operate, Transfer) a 100MW grid-tied solar power plant at Chimuara in Zambezia Province, Mozambique. All electricity generated is for sale to EDM (utility company) on a 20 year Power Purchase Agreement. The solar power plant includes 125MWh battery storage.

Scope of work:

Development Stage

• Agreement with off-taker and Min of Energy
• Land Acquisition – 250 Hectares
• Environmental and Social Impact studies
• Feasibility study (including technology selection, yield calculations, financial models etc)
• Grid Impact study
• Power Purchase Agreement
• Project finance

EPC Stage

• Engineering Design, Equipment Selection, Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, Project supervision
• Procurement – supply and delivery of solar panels, sun tracker mounting frames, inverters, lithium-ion batteries, transformers, cabling, civil infrastructure, remote monitoring equipment, balance of system equipment.
• Construction – civil (land clearing, road works, fence + security, site buildings, drainage, frame mounting) electrical connections (including sub-station connection), testing and commissioning, going live

Operation and Maintenance Stage

• System operation including remote monitoring
• Scheduled and breakdown maintenance (including solar panel cleaning, parts replacement etc)

Project budget – $143m

Beneficiaries – At least 75,000 households, commercial and industrial entities in Central and North Mozambique

Partners – This project is owned by a consortium comprising of Fortune CP Ltd, Indiqua Consulting Group and ChecundaInvestimentos, SA.

Stage of development – late stage