Mozambique: Danish-Portuguese transmission line JV

Danish company Per Aarsleff has signed a $96m turnkey contract with Electricidade de Moçambique to construct 140km of 275kV transmission lines and 100km of 110kV transmission lines, as well as four transformer stations to the north and north-east of Maputo. The work is being funded by Danida Business Finance, the development co-operation arm of the Danish Foreign Ministry, and will be undertaken as part of a joint venture between Aarsleff and Portuguese construction company Sociedade de Empreitadas e Trabalhos Hidráulicos.