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Malawi Energy Power Restoration Project: Kapichira Dam Rehabilitation and Strengthening


Malawi Energy Restoration Project is an emergency project that is aimed at rehabilitating the Kapichira dam to enable power generation. The Malawi Government with loan of $44.4 million from the World Bank intents to implement this project as a matter of emergency.

The project aims to restore power generation at Kapichira Powerstation. Kapichira Dam was destroyed by Cycle Ana during the January 2022 floods

Start date: 2022-07-01 Due date: 2027-06-16 Approval date: 2022-07-20 Orange Category (7 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 Lack of maintenance plans
44,400,000.00   USD
Total Budget
2022-08-17
Date Created
2023-09-06
Last updated
Rehabilitation
Project Type
Implementation
Project Status

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