The Mozambican energy sector is made up of renewable and non-renewable resources, which can be used to meet domestic demand and exported to other countries. Mozambique is currently considered the centre of energy production in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), as it is home to many promising projects with great capacity.
With this in mind, and with the aim of giving the country more visibility, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Manuela Lucas, will take part, on behalf of the President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, from Tuesday (28), in the Heads of State Energy Summit, which will take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, said a statement quoted by Rádio Moçambique.
The summit will address the urgent need for reliable, affordable and sustainable energy production to boost growth and economic development on the African continent, and a declaration will be adopted by the African countries.
A document released by the National Statistics Institute (INE) revealed that in 2023, the country exported a new record of 11,585 GigaWatt-hours (GWh), with 9079 GWh going to South Africa, the country’s main energy customer, followed by Zimbabwe with 878 GWh, Botswana with 396 and Zambia with 235.
INE pointed out that small neighbouring countries also depend on national energy, such as the kingdom of Eswatini, which imported 132 GWh in 2023, and Lesotho, which bought 97 GWh, as well as Malawi, which imported 4 GWh.
‘In addition to exports directly to neighbouring countries, the country also exported 765 GWh, a decrease from the annual average since 2019 of over 1,000 GWh, to the SAPP (Southern African Power Pool) market, a common electricity network formed by energy companies in southern Africa,’ said the body’s document.