Mozambique’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Estevão Pale, announced that the country has joined the “Mission 300” initiative, which is supported by governments, development banks, private sector actors, and philanthropists. The goal of the initiative is to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030.
Pale stated that, under the program, the involved parties will invest in promoting clean cooking solutions through climate finance mechanisms, with the aim of increasing the share of renewable energy in the energy mix and ensuring equitable expansion of energy access in both rural and urban areas.
According to the minister, quoted by the Mozambican Information Agency, the Mozambican government and its cooperation partners are committed to electrifying the country and the region, as well as implementing the strategies defined by the energy sector both nationally and across the continent.
“The electricity access rate in Mozambique increased from 30% in 2018 to 61% in 2023, with a record of over 500,000 new connections. Most of these connections were made through the national grid, with the remainder using renewable energy sources,” he said.
The National Institute of Statistics (INE) reported that, over the past five years, electricity production has grown steadily, rising from 18,700 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in 2019 to 19,700 GWh in 2023. This 5.3% increase was driven by renewable energy generation, with hydropower plants contributing 82.7% of total electricity produced in 2023.
In January, 30 African heads of state and government endorsed the Dar-es-Salaam Energy Declaration—a historic commitment to expand access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity across the continent. The document, adopted at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, marks a significant step toward closing Africa’s energy gap, where more than 600 million people currently lack access to electricity. Partners pledged over US$50 billion in funding to accelerate energy expansion efforts.
Source: Diário Económico
