# Mpatamanga Hydropower Storage Project, Malawi: prequalification for a single EPC contract

- Status: Open. The published deadline has not passed.
- Deadline as stated: 13 Nov 2026, 13:00, time zone not stated: read as Anywhere on Earth (UTC−12)
- Deadline in UTC: 14 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC
- Deadline note: The notice text gives the application deadline as November 13, 2026; the 13:00 time is from the API record. No time zone is stated.
- Buyer: Mpatamanga Hydro Power Limited (MHPL)
- Country: Malawi
- Location: Shire River, Blantyre and Neno Districts
- Reference: MW-MHPL-571342-CW-RFP
- Notice type: Prequalification
- Procedure: Invitation for Initial Selection (prequalification) for a single engineering, procurement and construction contract (Request for Proposals)
- Contract model: EPC
- First published: 2026-09-16 on World Bank procurement notices (OP00468967)
- Official notice: https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/procurement-detail/OP00468967
- Values: none published
- Financing: IDA Grant E4480-MW (with IFC and developers named as other financiers) E4480-MW
- Sectors: Power and heat generation, Transmission and distribution
- Last checked against the official record: 2026-10-23
- Page: https://epcfeed.com/tenders/malawi-mpatamanga-hydropower-epc-prequalification

## Scope

Initial selection for the engineering, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning contract for the Mpatamanga Hydropower Storage Project on the Shire River: two cascading hydropower stations 6 km apart, with combined installed capacity of 365.6 MW (306 MW and 59.6 MW), separate substations and two transmission lines.

## Official documents

- [Official notice (World Bank)](https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/procurement-detail/OP00468967)

## Sources

1. [World Bank procurement notice OP00468967: Mpatamanga Hydropower Storage Project, Malawi: prequalification for a single EPC contract](https://search.worldbank.org/api/v2/procnotices?format=json&id=OP00468967). Official notice, World Bank, Published 2026-09-16, Read 2026-10-23.