Tender joins several proposed renewable energy initiatives under development across country, including two photovoltaic plants.
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Plant will be able to exploit massive undersea reserves believed to contain 16 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
IMF predicts marginal economic improvements for other Portuguese-speaking countries, forecasts 8.2% inflation for Brazil.
Construction on 1,500 megawatt Mphanda Nkuwa dam – billed as ‘least environmentally acceptable in Africa’ – due to start in 2024.
SINOHYDRO-SEPCO1 consortium should complete US$35 million project by December, with electricity forecast to start flowing in early 2023.
Two more plants expected to be put out to tender in the near future, as well as a wind power plant as republic embraces renewable energy.
A special body within the forum’s structure will be set up, dedicated to the efforts of fighting and prevention against Covid-19.
Ministers will speak on strengthening exchanges between China and Portuguese-speaking countries and economic recovery post-pandemic.
More than a dozen companies vie for access in latest round of tenders for some of world’s largest gas reserves.