paulo-muxanga – The Mail & Guardian

/ 17 May 2008

Mozambique to boost Cahora Bassa power output

Mozambique’s power utility Cahora Bassa Hydro Electric (HCB) plans to boost power output from the Cahora Bassa Dam by up to 1 000 megawatts in order to meet local and regional power demands. A new study will seek to evaluate the dam’s potential to increase output, said HCB CEO Paulo Muxanga on Saturday.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 1 April 2008

Mozambique to sell more power to SA

South Africa’s state power utility is near a deal to buy more electricity from Mozambique’s Cahora Bassa development in a bid to ease an energy crisis threatening Africa’s largest economy, a Mozambican official said on Tuesday. Eskom is negotiating to buy an additional 250MW of electricity per day from Hydroelectrica de Cahora Bassa.

By Charles Mangwiro