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Maputo - The 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 250 megawatts of electricity per day from Hydroelectrica de Cahora Bassa, which runs the giant development in Mozambique's northern Tete province, HCB Chief Executive Paulo Muxanga told Reuters.
"They (Eskom) have requested, and we are about to sign an agreement in less than a month to supply them with an additional 250 MW," Muxanga said.
HCB currently provides 1 100 MW of power to Eskom, which has been forced to cut power across SA since the beginning of the year. The resulting blackouts caused large mines to shut down for five days and raised fears of an economic slowdown.
Mozambican officials are eager to upgrade the Cahora Bassa development, which suffered from decades of neglect and lack of
investment. It has a potential capacity of 14 000 MW per day but only produces about 2 075 MW.
- Reuters