Portuguese firm to investigate viability of 200 MW Malawi hydropower plant

Malawi has contracted Portuguese company Coba Consultores de Engenharia to conduct a feasibility study into a 200 MW hydropower plant on the Shire river. Joseph Kalowekamo, energy spokesperson at the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, says the feasibility study is being financed using a $3.04-million grant from the African Development Bank and $230 000 from Malawi's fiscus.