Eswatini program status: hardware staged, canals profiled
The first four turbines for the Eswatini initiative are staged in Phoenix and shipping to the first canal for field validation. Three canals have been profiled using acoustic Doppler current profiling, so the flow assumptions behind the unit design are measured rather than modelled.
The multi-stage power purchase agreement with the Eswatini Electricity Company is in late-stage negotiation and is not executed. Phase-one target offtake is 100 MW, against national peak demand of roughly 230–234 MW and approximately 71 MW of installed domestic capacity [14].
Field validation has not yet been completed, and results may require design changes before replication proceeds. Nothing here is an assurance that the agreement will be executed or that any capacity will be delivered.
