Rehabilitation of the Cahora Bassa Hydropower Plant in Mozambique

About this project

<p>The Capex Vital program is the ten-year infrastructure rehabilitation and upgrade program of Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB). The objectives of the Program are multiple. Above all, it will secure access to affordable and clean electricity for Mozambican, South African and Zimbabwean households, HCB¿s electricity production price being the lowest in the clients¿ electricity mix. As this is a low-emission energy, the project will strengthen the role of renewable energies in the energy mix. In addition, the Project will bring economic and social benefits (i) at the government level through taxes and dividends paid by HCB to the Mozambican State and (ii) at the local level through the creation of jobs and revenues to the local economy. HCB currently has nearly 1528 employees, including 767 permanent employees, with the majority based in Songo (a very remote area in the centre of Mozambique), Maputo, Tete and Chimoio,&nbsp;&nbsp;To achieve the specific objectives stated above, the CAPEX Vital program includes a list of projects of which two will be financed by AFD and AfDB:&nbsp;(i) Brownfield Phase III High Voltage DC Substation Rehabilitation - Brownfield Phase III: Currently, Songo¿s High Voltage Direct Current substation is considered as the weak link in HCB¿s power transmission chain, due to the wear and tear of its conversion equipment, which is mostly at the end of its useful life. This component, estimated at USD 321 million, is the main investment of the CAPEX Vi…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 7Affordable and Clean Energy

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Mozambique

Sectors

Hydro-electric power plants

Focus

Environment · Main focusClimate mitigation · Main focusClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Places

MZ - Cahora Bassa

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2022-PC-22265.

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