Sumitomo Corporation and IHI Corporation on February 17 concluded a engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) agreement with Electricidade de Mozambique for construction of a 110MW gasfired combinedcycle power plant in Maputo. The planned construction site for the Power Plant is located about 6km southeast of Mozambique's capital of Maputo. Sumitomo Corporation as consortium leader will serve as the liaison for negotiations and coordination with EDM on this Power Plant, while IHI will supply the main equipment (gas turbines and generators) and be responsible for wrap up of the Power Plant.

Construction is set to begin in 2016 with the aim of taking the Power Plant over to EDM in 2018. This order is valued at about JPY 17 billion, which will be covered by yen denominated loans from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). IHI will put together a power generation package for the Power Plant using 40MW aero derivative LM6000 gas turbines developed and manufactured by General Electric with IHI's participation, and combine these with its own make of control equipment to deliver a combined cycle system that recovers exhaust heat via steam turbines to boost power generation efficiency.