He attributes the progress made on the project to the support received from the Mozambican and Norwegian governments, as well as the approach adopted by the partners, which saw it as an opportunity to stimulate the creation of a renewables industry rather than simply to extract economic value. "Norway has been supporting Mozambique's oil and gas industry for close to 50 years, which helped provide the framework for our partnership with EDM, which has also put skin in the game," Fourie explains. Scatec Solar, which has just about all of its 322 MW-strong operational portfolio and 1 143 MW backlog located in developing markets, view the Mozambique project as a possible template for other African markets keen to stimulate their solar markets. However, the company will also continue to pursue competitive auctions in emerging markets, including South Africa, where it operates the 75 MW Kalkbult solar PV plant, the 75 MW Dreunberg facility and the 40 MW Linde solar PV plant.