Temane Regional Electricity Project

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The development objective of the Temane Regional Electricity Project for Mozambique is to enhance transmission capacity for domestic and regional markets and increase electricity generation capacity through private sector participation. The project comprises of three components. The first component, Temane Transmission Project includes construction of approximately 563 km of a 400 kV, single-circuit power transmission line between Maputo and Vilanculos (near Temane). The second component, Temane thermal power plant (CTT) power generation plant includes construction of a 400-megawatt (MW) gas-to-power generation plant. The third component, implementation support, technical assistance, and capacity building consists of following sub-components: (i) support to national enterprise for electricity transmission (SNTE) for project implementation; (ii) technical assistance to electricity of Mozambique (EDM); and (iii) technical assistance to Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME) and Energy Regulatory Authority (ARENE).