The testing of equipment and commencement of the natural gas injection phase at the Temane Thermal Power Plant (CTT), situated in Inhassoro district within the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane, is projected to commence in May next year. The allocated budget for this phase is $652.3 million.
Operating on a combined cycle generation model reliant on natural gas, the CTT aims to generate 450 megawatts of electricity. This power will be supplied to the publicly-owned electricity company, EDM, by the South African petrochemical giant Sasol, which manages the Pande and Temane gas fields.
The optimistic outlook is underpinned by the swift progress in constructing the infrastructure and assembling the necessary equipment. Further assurance is derived from the advancements in executing the production-sharing agreement facilitated by Sasol. This agreement outlines the construction of a project designed to ensure an annual production of 23 million gigajoules of gas. The produced gas will subsequently be directed to the Temane Thermal Power Station for electricity generation.
Samir Salé, the business development director of Globeleq, the leading company in the CTT project, recently affirmed these prospects during a meeting convened by the Inhambane Provincial Government to evaluate the implementation status of the venture. Salé disclosed that 87% of the work had been accomplished. Noteworthy achievements include the installation of foundations, completion of main building structures, and initiation of mechanical and electronic activities.
Commendation was also extended to the support work for the temporary bridge over the Govuro River, crucial for facilitating material transport by sea between Temane and Maputo.
Significant progress has been made in the construction of the Temane to Maputo electricity transmission line. Bruno Baptista, the official overseeing this project, reported that out of the planned 1 127 pylons, at least 150 had already been erected, covering a distance of 250 kilometres along the 560-kilometre planned transmission line. Source: AIM
