Representatives of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency in Mozambique, JICA, recently visited the site of the Mphanda Nkuwa Dam, in Tete province, to learn more about the project’s environmental and social plans and the plans for interactions with the communities, local and provincial authorities.
Following-up the visit, JICA met with the Mphanda Nkuwa Hydroelectric Project Implementation Office, GMNK, in Maputo, and learnt about the progress and structuring of the project.
Among several aspects discussed during the meeting, included institutional capacity building and the development of a masterplan, technical training for Mozambican staff in the energy sector, in coordination with Electricidade de Moçambique and the Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa.
The plan aims to respond to the investments and infrastructures foreseen in the Master Plan for Electrical Infrastructures 2018-2043 and the technical capacity for operation and maintenance of electrical infrastructures in accordance with new technologies and associated tools.
Projects such as Mphanda Nkuwa will require institutional technical capacity and human resources capable of operating high-tech infrastructure and in compliance with environmental, social and HST certification requirements. In this way, it will be possible to ensure the increase in infrastructure resulting from the investments and reflect on the improvement of energy availability and quality in the country.