Karpower, a Turkish subsidiary of the Karadeniz Holding Companies group, is preparing a project for the installation and operation of a Floating Thermoelectric Power Plant, called the “Maputo Floating Thermoelectric Power Plant Project.” The Floating Power Plant will be anchored near the Port of Matola, in Maputo Province in Mozambique.
It is expected that the infrastructure will have the capacity to produce 415MW of natural gas-produced energy and will be operational for at least three years but may be extended if mutually agreed by contract between Karpower and Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM).
Karpower and EDM have established a partnership, in which EDM will be the main customer. EDM will act as a transporter of the energy produced by Karpower to its end customers.
In addition to the Floating Thermoelectric Power Station, the project includes the construction of a 4km Power Transmission Line linking the Power Station to the 275KV substation in Matola and a 3km gas pipeline connected from the CTM (Maputo Thermal Power Station) to transfer natural gas to the Floating Power Station located in the Espírito Santo Estuary, in the Maputo Harbour. The Transmission Line would cross through the neighbourhoods of Fomento and Matola A and may have potential impacts in the Luis Cabral neighbourhood as well.
This pamphlet was developed in 2024 to share information about the project and can be downloaded in Portuguese.
