Malawi: Mitsubishi to build Tedzani IV


Issue 351 - 28 Jul 2017 | 1 minute read

Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation is to begin construction of the Tedzani IV hydropower plant on the Shire River this October, following the signing on 18 July of a contract with the newly established Electricity Generation Company of Malawi (Egenco). The 18MW expansion of the run-of-river plant, with the addition of a new powerhouse and individual water intake, is due to be commissioned in 2020. The project will be carried out in partnership with Turkey’s Calik Enerji as exclusive subcontractor and with the support of Tokyo Electric Power Services as consultant.

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