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Maputo - Mozambique's national electricity supplier has affirmed its readiness to supply electricity to Eskom during the FIFA World Cup if necessary, state media reported on Friday.
State-owned Electricity of Mozambique (EDM) has 50 megawatts (MW) in its central terminal in Maputo which can be transferred to Eskom in case of emergency, Augusto de Sousa Fernando, EDM administrator for production, transport and market operations told the Mozambican Press Agency.
Eskom will need an extra 275 MW of electricity during the tournament, which starts next week. In preparation for the demand, the energy supplier signed an agreement with the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) in 2009, the utility said in a statement. Most of the Southern African Development Community member states are part of SAPP.
Electricity demand should be lower during games, though, as each stadium would be powered by on-site generators, as per FIFA requirements.
South Africa's electricity supplier has not asked additional electricity from EDM, but has alerted the Swaziland Electricity Company (SEC) to be on standby as soon as need arises, Fernando said, speaking at a regional planning session between Eskom, EDM, SEC and the Mozambique Transmission Company, which ended in Maputo on Friday.
The meeting discussed the investments that each of the three nations' companies had made into medium and long-term plans.
This was to avoid each taking a different route alone, while their combined coordinated force may have greater results, Fernando told AIM.
State-owned Electricity of Mozambique (EDM) has 50 megawatts (MW) in its central terminal in Maputo which can be transferred to Eskom in case of emergency, Augusto de Sousa Fernando, EDM administrator for production, transport and market operations told the Mozambican Press Agency.
Eskom will need an extra 275 MW of electricity during the tournament, which starts next week. In preparation for the demand, the energy supplier signed an agreement with the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) in 2009, the utility said in a statement. Most of the Southern African Development Community member states are part of SAPP.
Electricity demand should be lower during games, though, as each stadium would be powered by on-site generators, as per FIFA requirements.
South Africa's electricity supplier has not asked additional electricity from EDM, but has alerted the Swaziland Electricity Company (SEC) to be on standby as soon as need arises, Fernando said, speaking at a regional planning session between Eskom, EDM, SEC and the Mozambique Transmission Company, which ended in Maputo on Friday.
The meeting discussed the investments that each of the three nations' companies had made into medium and long-term plans.
This was to avoid each taking a different route alone, while their combined coordinated force may have greater results, Fernando told AIM.
