News
23 May 2019

IFC InfraVentures invests $150m in Mpatamanga hydro

In:
Renewable energy, Traditional energy
Region:
Middle East & Africa

IFC InfraVentures is investing $150 million in the Mpatamanga hydroelectric project in southern Malawi, having signed a a joint development agreement with the Malawi government in April.

The dam will be built on the Shire River in Blantyre District, downstream of the Nkhula A HPP & Nkhula B hydroelectric dam (100MW), the Tedzani hydroelectric dam (110.7MW) and upstream of the Kapichira hydroelectric dam (128MW).

The project is also being supported by Oslo-based SN Power, Power Africa and the  IFC. 


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