Liwonde power station
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Liwonde power station is an announced power station in Liwonde, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi. It is also known as Liwonde Coal Fired Power Project.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Liwonde power station | Liwonde, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi | -15.066667, 35.233333 (approximate)[1] |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | announced[2] | coal: unknown[2] | 350[2] | unknown |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Jindal Power Ltd[1] | Jindal Power Ltd |
Background
Malawi's state-owned Power Market Ltd. (PML) appeared to list a proposed 350 MW coal-fired power project on its website by September 2022. The power station was to be developed in Liwonde, Machinga District, by Jindal Power Ltd. As of September 2022, the project had been approved by the Ministry of Energy to "proceed and conduct full feasibility studies."[3]
By the time that PML dissolved in early 2023,[4] the project was still listed on the PML website with the same status.[5]
According to reporting from June 2023 on PML's final list of Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) applications, which included the Liwonde project, "...people who got most of the PPA's have sold them or disappeared."[6]
As of October 2023, the Liwonde power station project did not seem to appear on Jindal's websites, nor on the website for the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM), who took over PML's functions after it folded.[4]
There were no apparent developments on the power station project as of December 2024.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125084421/https://theinvestigator.news/chiefs-signed-ppa-in-malawi/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230320170211/https://www.pml.mw/investments.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Projects in Pipeline," Power Market Ltd., archived September 30, 2022
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Nyirenda to liquidate Power Market Limited," The Nation, April 20, 2023
- ↑ "Projects in Pipeline," Power Market Ltd., archived March 20, 2023
- ↑ "“Chief” signed PPA in Malawi," iDigital, June 27, 2023
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of coal-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
