Neno power station

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Neno power station is a cancelled power station in Neno District, Southern, Malawi. It is also known as Project DoXA.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Neno power station	Neno District, Southern, Malawi	-16.166667, 35.166667 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology
Unit 1	cancelled	coal: unknown	800	unknown
Unit 2	cancelled	coal: unknown	800	unknown
Unit 3	cancelled	coal: unknown	800	unknown

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Project DoXA [100%]	Project DoXA [100.0%]
Unit 2	Project DoXA [100%]	Project DoXA [100.0%]
Unit 3	Project DoXA [100%]	Project DoXA [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

• Coal source(s): Mozambique

Background

In July 2016 a consortium of unnamed companies from South Africa and overseas known as Project DoXA signed an MoU with the Malawi government for the construction of a 3 x 800 MW coal plant in Neno District, Kamwamba. The cost was estimated at US$4.2 billion. Coal was planned to be imported from Mozambique. According to the news report, the project "is on top of another 300MW coal-fired power plant at Kammwamba in Neno (Kamwamba power station) to be built with a loan from China."

However, there has been no news or developments since the announcement, and plans appear to be cancelled.

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Additional data

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