Mozambique

Project involves the rehabilitation of nine road links along the North-South Corridor Aid for Trade Road Network, to bring them up to standard to facilitate the movement of goods and people across borders along eight countries in the region. IPPF would support preparation of NSC projects to a bankability stage, including detailed design, EIAs and preparation of bidding documents.   

To study the feasibility of expanding Mtwara port to give sea access to Zambia, northern Malawi and northeastern Mozambique

To increase knowledge of the Shire and Zambezi Rivers to explore the feasibility of reopening the waterway for transportation. Project involves a Feasibility Study and preparation of an Investment Plan.

To prepare the Feasibility Study for upgrading the Corridor. Now changed to focus on one-stop border crossing.

Objective of the project

To assist in the transaction analysis phase of the project as well as update the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) to enable the project to reach financial closure and physical implementation. The EASSy is an initiative to construct and operate a submarine fiber-optic cable along the east coast of Africa to connect 20 coastal and land-locked countries to each other and to the rest of the world.

To conduct Technical and Environmental Feasibility Studies for the construction of 200km, 400kV transmission lines and associated substations that will interconnect Palma in Mozambique to Mtwara in Tanzania. The studies will include a business case for investment to ensure that the project is bankable.

To undertake environmental studies to ensure completeness of prerequisite studies for development of the project and provide comfort to financiers including the AfDB to proceed with the Corporate Loan transaction to provide capital for the planned investment. The expected deliverables are: (i) Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA); (ii) Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) (iii) Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)
(iv) Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) for CFM The outputs expected are the complete set of study reports.

The activities for which IPPF assistance is requested are : technical, economic and financial feasibility studies, and environmental and social impact assessment studies for the 400KV Zambia-Mozambique Multinational Power interconnection.