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The Rehabilitation/Modernisation Of Spillway And Intake Equipment Of Nkula B Hydropower Plant In Malawi

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The Rehabilitation/Modernisation Of Spillway And Intake Equipment Of Nkula B Hydropower Plant In Malawi


CONSULTANCY SERVICES THE REFURBISHMENT & MODERNISATION OF SPILLWAY AND INTAKE EQUIPMENT OF NKULA B HYDROPOWER PLANT IN MALAWI

Spillway and Intake Gates for Nkula B Power Plant were commissioned in 1979. The gates and associated equipment have outlived their useful life, leading to frequent breakdowns. As such, the equipment is due for refurbishment and modernization.

Start date: 2022-11-01 Due date: 2023-06-01 Approval date: 2022-03-31 Orange Category (8 Red Flags)
Absence of a clear feasibility study Limited assessment of environmental impacts Limited assessment of social impacts Limited assessment of economic impacts Weak stakeholder engagement Limited competition Frequent project delays (time overruns) Lack of maintenance plans
200,000.00   USD
Total Budget
2022-08-17
Date Created
2022-08-17
Last updated
Rehabilitation
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Description NKULA
District Neno
Region Southern
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Description Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO
Locality Blantyre
Region Southern Region
Street address No. 7 Victoria Avenue, Chayamba Building, P.O. Box 1567, Blantyre
Postal code 0000
Country Malawi
Telephone +265 01 836 000
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URL https://www.egenco.mw/
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Description Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) is a limited liability company incorporated under the Companies Act (Cap. 46:03) of the Laws of Malawi on 7th September 2016. The company was established with the mandate of generating electricity in Malawi. The Company was formed following the unbundling of the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited into two separate institutions; one for generating electricity (thus EGENCO) and another one for transmission and distribution (thus ESCOM). EGENCO started its operations as a separate and independent company on January 1, 2017. Currently, EGENCO operates four hydro power stations namely: Nkula, Tedzani, Kapichira and Wovwe. The Company also operates thermal power plants in Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Mapanga, Blantyre. Overall, EGENCO has a total installed generation capacity of 441.95MW, with 390.55MW from hydro power plants and 51.4MW from standby diesel power plants.

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Description THE REFURBISHMENT & MODERNISATION OF SPILLWAY AND INTAKE EQUIPMENT OF NKULA B HYDROPOWER PLANT IN MALAWI
Amount USD 200,000.00
Start Date 2022-11-01
End Date 2023-05-01
Max Extent Date 2023-06-01
Duration In Days 212
Party ID Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO-Blantyre-MW
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