USTDA Connects U.S. Industry with Energy Opportunities in Mozambique
August 10, 2017
(USTDA)
LOMÉ, TOGO – Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to
Kuikila Investments, Lda., an independent power developer in Mozambique. The
grant supports a feasibility study for a 78-megawatt mobile, gas-fired thermal
power plant in the Chokwé District of Mozambique’s Gaza Province.
Mozambique has the third-largest amount of proven natural gas reserves in
Africa, and the sector presents tremendous export opportunities for U.S.
industry. Kuikila selected Washington, D.C.-based Delphos International, Ltd.,
an independent financial services firm, to conduct the feasibility study. This
project will meet Mozambique’s power demand by developing and modernizing the
country’s generation and transmission infrastructure.
“USTDA’s support will enable Mozambique to get domestic gas-fired power
projects online expeditiously,” said USTDA’s Acting Director Thomas R.
Hardy. “At the same time, the project creates opportunities for a significant
amount of U.S. equipment exports. We are pleased to cooperate on this important
initiative.”
"Kuikila has been working with the Government of Mozambique for five years on
various gas-fired thermal power plants supporting the country’s development
through reliable and affordable power,” said Diogo Vaz Guedes, Chairman and
CEO of Kuikila. “This grant represents an affirmation of our efforts. We are
pleased to partner with USTDA and Delphos to accelerate the process of getting
this project to financial close.”
Acting Director Hardy signed the grant along with Mr. Vaz Guedes at the African
Growth and Opportunity Act Forum in Lomé, Togo. At the ceremony, USTDA also
announced support for an upcoming reverse trade mission that will highlight U.S.
technologies in “fast power” (e.g., mobile generation) projects for African
delegates this fall.
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