With its population of less than half a million people, the Mediterranean island nation of Malta may seem like an unusual place for the subject of an article about infrastructure development. But Malta is also home to the fastest growing population in Europe and the EU’s third fastest growing economy. The growth of both metrics calls for a long-term infrastructure plan and capital investment to deliver it.
The investment congress and exhibition “LNG Latin America & the Caribbean” is the only business platform for developing effective strategies, sharing experiences, presenting new investment projects and innovations, consolidating efforts of governments and companies to implement investment projects on construction, expansion and modernisation of LNG regasification and LNG production plants from all over Latin America.
EFACEC is a Portuguese company with a strong exporter profile and international presence in over 65 countries. A brand with almost 70 years, made by great people.
Its products and services includes
Transformers (Power Transformers, Distribution Transformers, Mobile Substations) ,
Automations (System Automation, Solar inverters, Power Supplier Systems, Power Supply Systems and Space Projects)
Switchgear
Systems
Services
Environmental
Electric Mobility
Transportation
Efacec was selected for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), and operations and maintenance (O&M) of a 41 MWp solar plant, located in Metoro, north of Mozambique. With an area of about 138 hectares, this infrastructure has a production capacity of 68 GWh per year. The operation of this solar power plant is expected to start in the end of 2020.
It will be the Solar Power plant with the highest installed capacity in Mozambique to date, making it a flagship project for Efacec, that operates in Mozambique for more than 20 years, reinforcing the brand presence in the market and in the region.
The project is being developed and managed by Neoen and is jointly owned by Neoen and EDM through the company Central Solar Metoro.
The agreement includes the supply of full EPC, including the interconnection in High Voltage to the EDM’s substation and associated guarantees for the performance of solar power plant, as well as a long term contract for the O&M of the plant.
This plant contributes to the achievement of Mozambique goals for the diversification of the Energy Mix targets and decentralisation of the energy generation, with the aim to give an access to energy to 100% of the population by 2030.
The generated energy will be sold through a Power Purchase Agreement contracted with EDM.
Efacec develops solutions for solar systems, including self-consumption, hybrid systems and large-scale PV plants on a turnkey basis. Efacec positions itself as a main player in the energy sector, with about 300 MW installed worldwide and 133 MW under O&M
Norconsult offers services aimed at social planning, engineering design and architecture. Norconsult’s services includes planning and consultancy services across every phase of a project: Norconsult works with clients from concept phase and general plans to engineering design and operational support.
Norconsult is a long term partner to EDM, it is currently providing Consulting Services for Technical Assistance to Electricidade de Mocambique (EDM) in relation to Large Generation and Transmission Projects in Mozambique. The project ("TA Large") includes assistance with regard to development of investment projects and training of EDM personnel in this area.
Norconsult has worked with EDM on multiple projects over the last decade with services primarily contributing to transparent and sustainable development of the energy sector in Mozambique by strengthening EDM at this very critical stage of future investments in power generation and transmission in Mozambique and the SADC region and to strengthen EDM's business capability in development, structuring, negotiation, financing and implementation of large power generation and transmission projects.
Address: 1853 Av. Armando Tivane, Maputo, Mozambique
When Business Excellence last visited Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), the focus of the interview was the changes that Mozambique was undergoing. The company had just received financing from the World Bank and the European Investment Bank to the tune of $200 million and plans were being put in place to improve the energy links that existed between Mozambique and neighbouring countries like South Africa.
The recently re-elected president of Tanzania, John Magufuli stated in November 2020 that his government predicts economic growth of 8% for the country over the next five years. This isn’t unreasonable given that the country’s GDP has grown by a CAGR of around 7% over the five years of Mr. Magufuli’s first mandate. Given that over half of the country’s export income comes from gold, the success of Shanta Gold is inextricably tied with the fortunes of Tanzania.
Lithium, the lightest of all metals, is one which almost everyone has heard of, but just a portion of people are aware of its modern day importance. To draw an analogy, lithium is to the 4th industrial revolution (the mass digitization which the world is currently undergoing) as steel was to the first industrial revolution. It is an essential component of the rechargeable batteries which keeps the fourth industrial revolution moving.
When we think of the most innovative companies in the world, our mind tends to wander to companies in North America, Europe and Asia. But there’s a world of innovation that exists in the southern hemisphere that we’ve become coded to ignore. Latin America has given the world some of its most enduring innovations, and continues to be a focal point for the world’s most valuable intellectual property.
Industrial waste management is one of the most important chapters of the environmental agenda in developed societies. Industry continues to be the engine driving the global economy, and industrial waste management has a vast impact on the sustainability value chain. In addition, the technological revolution and the digitalisation of society has boosted the presence of new products using hazardous materials. In this context, the management and valorization of these wastes has acquired an enormous relevance that is translated into the development of national and international legislations of obligatory fulfillment.
Contributing to the circular economy
Sertego has an operative and logistic network distributed all over the peninsula and islands, which allows it to manage any type of waste in any part of the country. This waste is treated at used oil regeneration plants, and sale of base lubricants, at MARPOL waste treatment plants and sale of fuels and at industrial waste disposal sites (hazardous and non-hazardous). We also develop recovery and recycling treatments at some of our other waste management facilities.
We help our clients to be sustainable
At Sertego, we are experts in offering our clients solutions so that they can comply with all legal requirements for managing their waste. Our goal is to convert this waste into recycled products to reintroduce them into the production cycle, convinced that all waste can be recycled.
A resolute commitment and a well-founded business strategy from the Andalusian Government to offer logistics zones to provide added-value services that promote consolidation and integration of transport & logistics industries in order to support a better efficient movement of cargoes beyond shipping Terminals.
Split in two sectors - El Fresno and San Roque- these State of the art infrastructures perfectly line up with the latest shipping companies, terminals and logistics operators strategies to enhance supply chain efficiencies by reducing dwell time and costs, easing terminals congestion, roads risks, fewer emissions and levels of pollution, so cargo owners save on storage charges.
In addition, the recent agreement between the public entities –Logistics Network of Andalucía SA & Cadiz Free Zone Consortium- signed on 1st of April 2018 sets the basis to develop a new Free Trade & Tax Zone on sector I El Fresno where the companies willing to establish their facilities will take advantages form customs and tax benefits.
Finally, Sector II San Roque - 10km away from the port- with 125 ha of high-quality logistics land divided into three separate areas that exclusively deal with logistics, intermodal operations and other transport-related and auxiliary services, will host a Great Intercontinental logistics and distribution platform in Southern Europe.