The projects came under the spotlight at the recent virtual SADC Council of Ministers meeting hosted by Mozambique. The Council of Ministers discussed policies, strategies and programmes geared towards consolidating SADC regional integration in fulfilment of the Council’s mandate as spelt out in Article 11 of the SADC Treaty. “Notable progress has been recorded in the preparation and implementation of priority interconnector projects to connect Angola, Malawi, and the United Republic of Tanzania to the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) grid. Phase 1 of the Regional Gas Master Plan was concluded last October and covered gas demand and supply assessment, gas market study and capacity building needs. The second phase covering the soft and hard gas infrastructure blueprint for the Region will commence during the first quarter of 2021/22 financial year.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 26, 2021 11:08 UTC