List of power stations in Mozambique explained

This article lists all power stations in Mozambique.

Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric station	Community	Coordinates	Type	Capacity (MW)	Year completed	Name of reservoir	River
Cahora Bassa Dam			Reservoir	2,075	1975	Cahora Bassa Lake	Zambezi River
Chicamba Hydroelectric Power Station	Chicamba, Manica Province	-19.1558°N 33.145°W	Reservoir	44	1968	Chicamba Reservoir	Revue River
Massingir Hydroelectric Power Station		-23.8722°N 32.1486°W	Reservoir	25	2007	Massingir Lake	Olifants River
Mavuzi Hydroelectric Power Station	Costina, Manica Province	-19.5261°N 33.4931°W	Run of river	41	1957	N/A	Revue River

Thermal

Thermal power station	Community	Coordinates	Fuel type	data-sort-type="number" style="background-color:#ABCDEF;"	Capacity (megawatts)	Year completed or completion expected	Name of Owner	Notes
Ressano Garcia Thermal Power Station	Ressano Garcia, Moamba District, Maputo Province	-25.4617°N 32.0053°W	Natural gas	175^[1]	February 2016	EDM &<br/>Sasol
	Temane, Inhambane Province	-21.7519°N 35.0639°W	Natural gas	450^[2]	2022 Expected	Temane Energy Consortium^[3]

Solar

Partial list of solar power stations in Mozambique.

Solar power station	Community	Coordinates	Fuel type	data-sort-type="number" style="background-color:#ABCDEF;"	Capacity (megawatts)	Year completed	Name of Owner	Notes
Metoro Solar Power Station^[4]	Cabo Delgado Province	-13.0783°N 39.8364°W	Solar	41	2022^[5]	Metoro Solar Consortium
Cuamba Solar Power Station^[6]	Niassa Province	-14.8061°N 36.5733°W	Solar	20	2023	Cuamba Solar Company
Dondo Solar Power Station^[7]	Sofala Province	-19.5869°N 34.7064°W	Solar	40	2023 Expected	Total Eren
Mocuba Solar Power Station^[8]	Zambezia Province	-16.8228°N 37.0347°W	Solar	40	2019^[9]	Mocuba Solar Energy Consortium
Nacala Solar Power Station^[10]	Nampula Province	-14.4825°N 40.7203°W	Solar	100	TBD	WHN Solar Company
Lichinga Solar Power Station^[11]	Niassa Province	-13.2989°N 35.2322°W	Solar	50^[12]	TBD	Gigawatt Solar Consortium
Balama Solar Power Station^[13]	Cabo Delgado Province	-13.3061°N 38.6669°W	Solar	11.25	2023 Expected	CrossBoundary Energy

See also

• List of power stations in Africa
• List of largest power stations in the world

Notes and References

1. Web site: Macauhub.com . Gigawatt Moçambique inaugurates power plant at Ressano Garcia . 22 February 2016 . 8 March 2021 . Macauhub.
2. Web site: Mozambique Secures Debt Funding For 450 MW Gas-Fired Power Plant . Africa Oil And Power . 14 December 2020 . Sihle Qekeleshe . 8 March 2021 . Cape Town, South Africa.
3. Web site: Globeleq.com . Temane 450 Megawatts Gas Project Mozambique . 10 December 2020 . Globeleq . 8 March 2021 . London, United Kingdom.
4. Web site: Construction of Metoro Solar power Plant in Mozambique launched . Construction Review Online . 27 October 2020 . 20 July 2021 . Patrick Mulyungi . Nairobi, Kenya.
5. Web site: Mozambique: France's Neoen commissions its 41 MWp Metoro solar power plant . Afrik21.africa . 5 April 2022 . Jean Marie Takouleu . 20 September 2023 . Paris, France.
6. Web site: Mozambique: TSK wins construction of Cuamba solar power plant with storage . 26 May 2021 . Afrik21.africa . Jean Marie Takouleu . 20 July 2021 . Paris, France.
7. Web site: Mozambique: The country is to build three new 120 MWp solar power plants . Afrik21.africa . 5 October 2020 . Jean Marie Takouleu . 20 July 2021 . Paris, France.
8. Web site: Mozambique: Scatec Solar and partners successfully connect Mocuba power plant . 14 August 2019 . Afrik21.africa . 20 July 2021 . Jean Marie Takouleu . Paris, France.
9. Web site: Mozambique: Solar To Feed National Grid . ESI-Africa . Yunus Kemp . 20 September 2023 . Cape Town, South Africa.
10. Web site: Mozambique: Towards new 100 MW solar park, north-east of the country . 2 October 2019 . Afrik21.africa . Boris Ngounou . 23 August 2021 . Paris France.
11. Web site: Mozambique: Gigawatt Global to build 50 MW solar power plant in Lichinga . Afrik21.africa . 30 August 2019 . Jean Marie Takouleu . 13 October 2021 . Paris, France.
12. Web site: Mozambique to construct US $200m photovoltaic power plant in Lichinga . 29 August 2019 . . 13 October 2021 . Africa Energy Portal . Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
13. Web site: Mozambique: Solarcentury closes financing for solar power plant at Balama mine . 8 April 2022 . Afrik21.africa . 19 April 2022 . Jean Marie Takouleu . Paris, France.