Coal-fired power plant, Mozambique
Name and Location
Coal-fired power plant, Tete province, Mozambique.
Project Description
The project includes the construction of a 2 640 MW coal-fired power plant, in Tete province.
The power will be sold domestically and to the rest of Southern Africa.
Value
The project is valued at $3-billion.
The turnkey substation contract is valued at $8.7-million.
Duration
The power plant is expected to start operating in 2015.
Client
Jindal Steel & Power.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
ABB (turnkey substation).
Latest Developments
ABB has been awarded the contract to supply a 220/33 kV turnkey substation to electrify the opencast coal mine project.
ABB’s scope of supply includes tapping power from Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), the local power service provider; the construction of a double-circuit overhead line from the tapping point to the substation site; and the construction of the substation. The installation will be compatible with the existing system of service provider EDM.
Key products to be supplied include step-down transformers, circuit breakers, switchgear, control interface and communication equipment.
On Budget and on Time?
The project is in progress.
Contact Details for Project Information
Jindal Steel & Power investor relations, TK Sadhu, tel +91 11 4502 1853 or email tksadhu@jindalsteel.com; or Ajit Jha, tel +91 11 4502 1817 or email ajit.jha@jindalsteel.com.
Mozambique Ministry of Energy, tel +258 21 303 265 or fax +258 21 313 971.
ABB head of external communications and spokesperson Thomas Schmidt, tel +41 43 317 6492, fax +41 43 317 7958 or email media.relations@ch.abb.com.
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