Lichinga Solar Power Station | |
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Country | Mozambique |
Location | Lichinga, Lichinga District, Niassa Province |
Coordinates | 13°17′56″S 35°13′56″E / 13.29889°S 35.23222°E |
Status | Proposed |
Construction cost | US$200 million |
Owner(s) | Gigawatt Solar Consortium |
Operator(s) | GSC |
Solar farm | |
Type | Flat-panel PV |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 50 MW (67,000 hp) |
The Lichinga Solar Power Station, is a planned 50 MW (67,000 hp) solar power plant in Mozambique. The solar farm is under development by a consortium comprising Gigawatt Global, a Dutch multinational IPP and the Anglican Church of Niassa, based in Niassa Province, in northwestern Mozambique. The energy generated here is to be sold to Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), the Mozambican public electric utility company, for distribution to Lago District, Mecula District, Mecanhelas District, Mavago District and Mandimba District.[1]