Mpatamanga hydroelectric power project (MHPP)

Contracting firms have until 9 February to submit prequalification applications to build the Mpatamanga hydroelectric power project (MHPP) on the Shire River in southern Malawi. The MHPP entails the construction of two cascading generating stations 6 km apart, with a combined capacity of 361MW, along with substations and transmission lines.  The upper main generating station will house four Francis turbines with a combined capacity of 309MW. The RCC gravity dam will have a crest of…