Temane Thermal Power Station, is a natural gas power plant under construction in Mozambique. When completed, the energy generated will be purchased by Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), the government-owned electric utility company, under a long-term power purchase agreement.
Location The power station is located in the town of Temane, in Inhambane Province in southern Mozambique. Temane is situated about , by road, north of the city of Inhambane, where the provincial capital is located. This is approximately , by road, northeast of the city of Maputo, the capital of Mozambique.
Developers The power station is under development by a consortium comprising the corporate entities illustrated in the table below:
+ Temane Thermal Power Station Developers Rank Development Partner Domicile Relationship 1 Globeleq United Kingdom Equity Investor 2 eleQtra United Kingdom Equity Investor 3 EDM Mozambique Equity Investor 4 Sasol Africa Limited South Africa Equity Investor
History This power project was originally owned by EDM of Mozambique and Sasol New Energy Holdings of South Africa. In December 2020, the owner/developers brought on Globeleq and eleQtra. The consortium jointly formed a special purpose vehicle company to develop this power station, which they named Temane Energy Consortium (TEC). Financial closure was achieved in December 2020. The power station will be designed and constructed by TSK Electronica y Electricidad S.A. (TSK Group), a Spanish electronic and electricity construction company.
Funding The table below illustrates the funding sources for the Temane Thermal Power Station. The list of funders may not be complete.
+ Temane Thermal Power Station Funding Rank Development Partner Contribution in Euros Percentage Notes 1 The World Bank Group 420 million Grant & Guarantees 2 U.S. International Development Finance Corporation 200 million Loan 3 OPEC Fund 50 million Loan 4 Temane Energy Consortium Owner/Developer Consortium 5 Government of Mozambique Equity Investor Total 750 million 100.00
Associated developments In addition to the natural gas-powered electricity generating plant, as part of the same development, of associated transmission infrastructure will be established to distribute the energy generated to neighboring communities and where possible sell any excess to the Southern Africa Power Pool.
It is expected that when this power station comes online in 2022, a portion of the energy generated here, amounting to 100 megawatts, will be sold to Botswana Power Corporation (BPC), under a one-year power purchase agreement signed in April 2022, between EDM and BPC, in Gaborone, Botswana.
See also
List of power stations in Mozambique
References
External links TSK to supply a new flexible power plant in Mozambique As of 16 December 2020.