The district of Funhalouro, in the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane, is now receiving electricity from the national grid, based on the Cahora Bassa dam, on the Zambezi river.Funhalouro was connected to the grid last week via a 139 kilometre long medium voltage transmission line, running from Malaia, on the country’s main north-south highway, to Funhalouro town and on to the locality of Mbanguine.With Funhalouro on the grid, this leaves only Mabote and Panda districts in Inhambane still to be connected. According to Duarte Inhalo, director for the Inhambane operational area of the publicly owned electricity company, EDM, tests were undertaken on the Funhalouro line last week, with positive results. Some finishing work is now being done, after which, clients in Funhalouro town will start to receive electricity from the grid in their homes and workplaces. “We can say that Funhalouro is now linked to the national grid”, Inhalo told reporters, “but we are still working to ensure that Funhalouro receives good quality electricity”.The project to electrify Funhalouro and Mabote districts, including the construction of 22 transformer post, covering over 500 new clients, is budgeted at about 30 million US dollars.The electrification of Panda is covered by a separate project, and involves a 60 kilometre transmission line and seven new transformer posts. 620 new clients will be connected in Panda.It is expected that both Mabote and Panda will be on the national grid by the end of the year.
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