More than 24 thousand families in the city and province of Maputo will soon have electric energy, as part of a project, in its start-up phase, of massification of access to the resource.
The households are from expansion areas such as Mapulene, Chihango, Albasine, in Maputo city, as well as Guava, Mapulango, Matalane, Eduardo Mondlane, Faftine, Muntanhane, Agostinho Neto, Gimo O’Cossa, Samora Machel and Mumemo, in Marracuene.
The list of areas covered includes Mali, 15 de Agosto, Possulane, Ricatlha, Habel Jafar, Zintava, and Mateque, according to Luís Salomão, delegate of Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) in KaMavota.
He indicated that the contractors are now importing the materials, and the unloading of poles for the medium and low voltage lines is already underway, with a view
in view of the launch of the works.
According to Salomão, the electrification of these locations is aligned with the Energy for All program (ProEnergia), which aims to universalize access to the resource until 2030.
The Maputo project is budgeted at 9.7 million dollars (727.5 million meticals) disbursed by the World Bank, the Kingdoms of Norway and Sweden and the
European Union.
According to Salomão, it consists of the assembly of 133 kilometers of medium voltage lines, 288 km of low voltage lines and 288 km of low voltage and 289 transformation posts.
The ProEnergia is being being implemented in various various parts of the country.
