ENERGY

Mozambique is rich in energy resources including gas, coal and hydropower. It also has significant potential for solar and wind power with the solar energy sector in particular beginning to gain momentum in recent years. Yet only around 30% of the population have access to electricity with large disparities between urban and rural locations and varying degrees in the quality and reliability of supply.

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The energy sector is an important part of the country's economy and significant investments are being made to develop the sector.  Mozambique has also set the target of achieving universal energy access by 2030 as part of the global effort to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 7). CPGD's research considers the political-economy factors affecting the development of the energy sector in the context of energy poverty, climate change and global energy transitions.

Projects

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• A political-economic analysis of electricity grid access histories and futures in Mozambique (POLARIZE)

• Community energy and sustainable energy transitions in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique (CESET)

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Publications

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• The dynamics of urban household energy poverty and energy transition in Mozambique

       Shenga, C., Cotton, M., Kirshner, J., and Howe, L. (2022). People, Place and Policy, Volume 16 (Early view, 2022). 

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• Electricity access in Mozambique: A critical policy analysis of investment, service reliability and social sustainability

       Salite, D., Kirshner, J., Cotton, M., Howe, L., Cuamba, B., Feijó, J., and Macome, A. (2021). Energy Research & Social Science, Volume 78.​

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• Electricity Provision and Elections in Mozambique, CPGD Working Paper 6

       Shenga, C. (2016)​

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