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Tanzania-Malawi 400kV Power Interconnector

Project Type
Project Preparation
Sector
Energy
Country/Region
Tanzania, Malawi
Implementing Partners
African Development Bank
Financing Type
N/A
Total Financing
USD2,257,500
Project Description

The MCDF grant is helping to prepare a Tanzania-Malawi power transmission project, which will deliver a 400 kilovolt (kV) transmission line that will include an 82.3km long Mbeya-Kyela segment in Tanzania and an estimated 55-kilometer segment stretching from Karonga in Malawi to Kasumulu in Tanzania.

The grant is financing technical feasibility studies, an environmental and social impact assessment, and resettlement action plans that are prerequisites for International Financial Institution (IFI) financing.

Alignment with MCDF Core Values

The MCDF grant aims to facilitate project preparation in line with IFI standards. The proposed 400kV transmission backbone will interconnect Malawi’s power system with the Southern African Power Pool via Mozambique and Zambia, and the East African Power Pool through Tanzania.

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