Mphanda Nkuwa Hydropower Plant and Power Transmission Project

planned

Mozambique plans to build Southern Africa's biggest hydropower plant in half a century, the 1,500 megawatt Mphanda Nkuwa dam on the Zambezi river, along with an associated 1,300 kilometers power transmission project. The World Bank will provide debt and equity funding, risk guarantees, and insurance for the projects. The dam may be operational by about 2031 and is part of the World Bank's Mission 300 program to provide power connections to 300 million people in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030.