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.

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

Community energy and sustainable energy transitions in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique (CESET)
A political-economic analysis of electricity grid access histories and futures in Mozambique (POLARIZE)

Publications

Africa needs context-relevant evidence to shape its clean energy future

Mulugetta, Y., Sokona, Y., Trotter, P.A. et al. (2022), Nature Energy.

Delivering an off-grid transition to sustainable energy in Ethiopia and Mozambique

Gebreslassie., M. G., et al. (2022). Energy, Sustainability and Society, Volume 12, Article 23.

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, Issue 1, p. 53-72.

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.

Electricity Provision and Elections in Mozambique

Shenga, C. (2016), CPGD Working Paper 6.