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Mozambique: First large-scale solar plant active in May

Posted on February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 by Mozambique Resources Post

Mozambique’s first solar power plant has secured financing. Construction is expected to start in May, with the facility operational by early 2019, government sources have told Lusa. “It will be the country’s first large-scale solar plant, and represents an important step in Mozambique’s ambition to increase the renewable sources share of its electricity production,” the developer said. The large solar panel array will cover a 126-hectare site in Mocuba, central Zambezia province, and is the…

Mozambique Renewables: Construction set to begin on ‘flagship’ 40 MW Moz solar project

Posted on March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 by Mozambique Resources Post

Oslo-listed renewable-energy developer Scatec Solar, which has its African regional hub in Cape Town, South Africa, expects to begin constructing a 40 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Mozambique in the coming weeks after the project reached financial close in early March.

Mozambique Renewables: Mocuba to hold the largest sub-Saharan solar park outside South Africa

Posted on June 9, 2017June 9, 2017 by Mozambique Resources Post

The largest sub-Saharan solar energy park, excluding South Africa, for a total investment of US $ 76 million, will be born in Mozambique, one of the funders announced.