The government, through the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, has announced that it needs $2.3 billion to provide electricity to 3.6 million households as part of the ‘Energy for All’ initiative, which aims to achieve universal access by 2030.
According to Estevão Pale, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, in order to achieve this goal, the Executive is seeking funding from various cooperation partners, emphasising that, in addition to the electricity connection, off-grid connection will also be prioritised to promote the energy transition.
‘We are counting on partners such as the World Bank and the African Development Bank. But we need to forge more partnerships with the private sector, as there are areas that will depend on renewables,’ he said.
In a report, the Ministry of Finance said that in 2024, more than 560,000 new household electricity connections were made, reaching 60% of the population with access to energy, up from 53.4% in 2023.
‘During the energy expansion process, 563,800 new household connections were established, of which 395,600 were through the national electricity grid and 170,100 through renewable sources,’ the budget implementation report detailed.
The document added that, during the period under review, the first 40 kilometres of ‘the backbone of the 400 kilovolt (kV) high-voltage electricity transmission system were built, connecting the country from north to south via the Temane, Maputo, Chimuara and Alto Molócue sections.’
The ‘Energy for All’ initiative is implemented by Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) and the Energy Fund (FUNAE). It was defined in the National Electrification Strategy (ENE), approved by the Council of Ministers in 2018.
