Gridworks and Mozambique’s state utility Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) opened pre-qualification for contractors on the Chimuara–Nacala transmission project, Lusa reported on 12 October. The €386 million ($450 million) scheme covers about 460 kilometres of 400 and 220 kilovolt lines between Alto Molócuè, Namialo, Nampula and Nacala-a-Velha, plus new substations; bids close on 24 November. The government announced the project in 2024 with a United Kingdom guarantee, and Gridworks, owned by British International Investment, calls it the country’s first privately funded transmission line. The line would unlock about 600 megawatts for the north, where Nacala port and mining projects lack reliable supply, and prepare a future link to Tanzania.