Mozambique - Malawi Regional Interconnector Project

Abstract*

The objective of the Regional Interconnector Project for Mozambique and Malawi is to interconnect Malawi and Mozambique's transmission systems to enable them to engage in bilateral and regional power trade in the Southern African Power Pool. The project is composed of two components. The first component is Mozambique-Malawi Power Transmission Infrastructure (127 million US Dollars equivalent, of which IDA grant is 41 million US Dollars, and IDA credit... Show More

Development Objective

The project development objective is to interconnect Malawi and Mozambique’s transmission systems to enable them to engage in bilateral and regional power trade in the Southern African Power Pool.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P164354
Status
Active
Team Leader
Mats Liden , Zhengjia Meng, Maria Arango Campo
Borrower 2
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development,Ministerio da Economia e Financas

Country
Eastern and Southern Africa
Disclosure Date
February 13, 2018
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
September 17, 2019
Effective Date
February 25, 2016

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 130.00 million
Implementing Agency
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi, Ltd.,Electricidade de Mocambique, E.P.
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2020

Commitment Amount
US$ 112.00 million
Environmental Category
A
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2025

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
January 12, 2024

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change15%
- FY17 - Adaptation15%
FY17 - Energy100%
- FY17 - Access to Energy100%
- FY17 - Energy Efficiency100%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Gender5%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	42.00
GERMANY, Govt. of (Except for BMZ)	22.00
EC: European Commission	20.00
IDA Credit	15.00
Free-standing Cofinancing Trust Fund	13.00
Borrower/Recipient	7.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	57.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	57.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	55.00
Total Project Cost**	130.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	95,190.48
Oct 7, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	21,839.99
Oct 7, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	107,897.39
Oct 7, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	128,000.00
May 2, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	1,112,921.10
Sep 23, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	-106,586.13
May 2, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	16,932.20
Jan 20, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	272,630.94
Sep 12, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	197,917.60
Dec 22, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	14,442.15
Dec 22, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	714,871.20
Dec 22, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	107,922.36
Nov 29, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	96,000.00
Oct 10, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	153,808.72
Nov 17, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	107,880.07
Nov 3, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	2,498,774.50
Dec 11, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	111,790.97
Jul 26, 2024	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	146,331.23
Jun 7, 2024	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	464,598.16
Jul 22, 2024	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	292,971.78
May 21, 2024	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	302,654.25
Aug 19, 2024	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	289,194.34
Jul 11, 2024	IDA-64960	Int Charges	31,358.32
Jul 11, 2024	IDA-64960	Int Charges	31,358.32
Jul 11, 2024	IDA-64960	Int Charges	874.12
Jul 11, 2024	IDA-64960	Int Charges	874.12
Nov 10, 2023	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	340,960.60
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-64960	Int Charges	711.73
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-64960	Int Charges	711.73
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-64960	Int Charges	26,151.12
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-64960	Int Charges	26,151.12
Apr 3, 2024	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	391,388.25
Jul 26, 2024	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	141,404.66
Jul 26, 2024	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	287,699.53
Mar 20, 2024	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	395,395.60
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	367,818.38
Apr 3, 2024	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	148,942.52
Mar 7, 2023	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	600,000.00
Apr 19, 2023	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	218,401.25
Feb 16, 2023	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	333,928.75
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	301,083.12
May 16, 2023	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	157,715.86
Sep 17, 2019	IDA-64960	Loan Commitment	15,000,000.00
Sep 17, 2019	IDA-D5150	Loan Commitment	42,000,000.00
Oct 19, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	65,645.95
Sep 14, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	21,988.51
Jun 2, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	12,201.14
Jun 2, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	158,338.70
Jul 5, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	188,047.27
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	139,494.73
Aug 22, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	31,545.53
May 30, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	10,994.25
May 30, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	1,543,951.50
Jul 17, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	141,784.67
Aug 18, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	571,434.20
Feb 12, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	215,195.89
Feb 21, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	101,239.00
Feb 21, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	187,832.02
Feb 21, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	67,734.40
Mar 12, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	232,426.98
Sep 3, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	145,080.00
Sep 3, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	223,402.34
Feb 21, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	12,066.80
Feb 21, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	500,661.12
Apr 29, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	462,722.97
Sep 3, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	179,933.00
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	292,718.38
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	1,937,306.60
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	506,762.60
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	489,049.28
Dec 21, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	228,648.81
Oct 13, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	291,832.30
Sep 28, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	128,311.63
Dec 11, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	752,437.70
Oct 12, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	142,505.86
Jan 18, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	70,503.55
Jan 18, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	514,562.10
Jan 11, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	140,754.98
Jan 17, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	83,972.62
Jan 17, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	483,283.06
Jan 9, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	10,994.24
Jun 3, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	383,027.75
May 3, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	266,933.25
Jun 27, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	224,313.97
Jun 28, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	757,095.50
Jun 28, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	68,719.60
Apr 17, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	59,116.45
May 28, 2024	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	63,719.48
Nov 2, 2021	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	16,379.99
Sep 14, 2021	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	15,376.59
Aug 27, 2021	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	382,033.03
Oct 7, 2021	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	1,538,155.90
Nov 29, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	46,054.43
Nov 29, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	15,376.58
Dec 1, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	146,394.56
Oct 14, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	72,327.70
Dec 29, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	567,319.56
Dec 29, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	25,549.71
Feb 4, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	69,630.76
Feb 4, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	77,037.31
Feb 4, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	441,555.34
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	604,256.25
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	334,519.50
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	16,379.99
May 13, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	1,000,000.00
Aug 11, 2023	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	551,057.50
Jul 12, 2023	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	187,597.89
Jun 20, 2023	IDA-64960	Int Charges	241.10
Jun 20, 2023	IDA-64960	Int Charges	241.10
Jun 20, 2023	IDA-64960	Int Charges	12,331.43
Jun 20, 2023	IDA-64960	Int Charges	12,331.43
Jun 1, 2023	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	337,762.97
Jun 30, 2023	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	1,600,000.00
Jun 5, 2023	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	100,885.03
Dec 30, 2022	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	240,241.10
Sep 20, 2022	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	245,261.98
Oct 18, 2022	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	189,199.86
Dec 19, 2022	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	285,060.90
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-64960	Int Charges	171.95
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-64960	Int Charges	171.95
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-64960	Int Charges	6,762.56
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-64960	Int Charges	6,762.56
Oct 4, 2022	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	-189,144.86
Apr 3, 2023	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	293,420.06
Apr 19, 2023	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	120,946.54
Mar 21, 2023	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	-599,935.00
Jan 5, 2023	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	192,625.94
Sep 13, 2022	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	189,199.86
May 17, 2023	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	436,635.16
Oct 28, 2021	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	537,625.06
Oct 19, 2021	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	914,051.10
Jun 24, 2022	IDA-64960	Loan Disb	364,660.84
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-64960	Int Charges	1,499.08
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-64960	Int Charges	1,499.08
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-64960	Int Charges	5,123.78
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-64960	Int Charges	5,123.78
May 13, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	130,075.16
May 11, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	23,064.86
Jun 30, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	160,000.00
Sep 1, 2021	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	96,000.00
Apr 20, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	23,064.87
May 5, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	96,000.00
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	188,439.94
May 31, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	521,976.44
Mar 31, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	147,324.84
May 4, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	33,327.87
Mar 6, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	88,362.52
Mar 24, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	538,942.80
Apr 27, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	319,909.10
Mar 10, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	10,994.25
Apr 18, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	551,181.75
Apr 21, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	29,941.67
Mar 7, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	409,393.40
Oct 19, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	-107,887.40
Jan 25, 2023	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	927,932.60
Oct 13, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	48,791.66
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	106,596.12
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-D5150	Loan Disb	172,363.16

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-06-28
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-06-28
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2024-06-28
Procurement	Satisfactory	2024-06-28
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-06-28
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-06-28
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2024-06-28

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Wheeling capacity enabled by the project Value 0.00 0.00 1200.00
Date March 1, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 28, 2024
Comment
Increased annual electricity traded between ESCOM and EDM. Value 0.00 0.00 360000.00
Date April 1, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 28, 2024
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Percentage of females hired under the Young Professional Program at EDM. Value 0.00 39.00 30.00
Date August 12, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 28, 2024
Comment
Construction of the transmission line. Value 0.00 0.00 218.00
Date April 1, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 28, 2024
Comment
ESCOM Market trading unit established. Value No No Yes
Date March 1, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 3, 2024
Comment
Project implementation contracts signed and effective. Value No Yes Yes
Date April 1, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 28, 2024
Comment
Citizens' grievances responded to and/or resolved within the stipulated service standards for response times. Value No Yes Yes
Date April 1, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 28, 2024
Comment
Number of annual public consultation events with citizens and publicly disclosed summaries/minutes of these consultations. Value 0.00 5.00 2.00
Date April 1, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 28, 2024
Comment
Number of female staff in EDM and ESCOM trained and certified in market trading activities as part of the project. Value 0.00 2.00 4.00
Date April 1, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 28, 2024
Comment
Percentage of female technical and engineering staff at ESCOM. Value 10.00 13.00 15.00
Date August 12, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 28, 2024
Comment

Development and implementation of recruitment, leadership development, and mentoring program targeting females in STEM fields in ESCOM.	Value	No	Yes	Yes
	Date	August 12, 2019	December 31, 2023	June 28, 2024
	Comment

Wheeling capacity enabled by the project	Value	0.00	0.00	1200.00
	Date	March 1, 2019	December 31, 2023	June 28, 2024
	Comment

Construction of the transmission line.	Value	0.00	0.00	218.00
	Date	April 1, 2019	December 31, 2023	June 28, 2024
	Comment

ESCOM Market trading unit established.	Value	No	No	Yes
	Date	March 1, 2019	December 31, 2023	June 3, 2024
	Comment

Percentage of female technical and engineering staff at ESCOM.	Value	10.00	13.00	15.00
	Date	August 12, 2019	December 31, 2023	June 28, 2024
	Comment

Number of annual public consultation events with citizens and publicly disclosed summaries/minutes of these consultations.	Value	0.00	5.00	2.00
	Date	April 1, 2019	December 31, 2023	June 28, 2024
	Comment

Mozambique - Malawi Regional Interconnector Project

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS