South African Government Welcomes Plan To Import 1GW from Mozambique

By Jorge Joaquim South Africa’s cabinet meeting welcomed electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s plan to import a further 1,000MW of electricity from Mozambique “over the medium term”. Following a meeting with Mozambican energy minister Carlos Zacarias last month, Ramokgopa said that in the next 6 months, South Africa could “secure a further 600MW from Mozambique while committing to collaborate on more strategic long term projects such as the Mphanda Nkuwa hydro electric project and Cahora Bassa.” Mozambique’s Mineral Resources  and Energy minister is expected to meet with Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa in South Africa today. Ramokgopa says Mozambique has already made 80 megawatts available to the country to help ease load shedding.