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What are the challenges faced by Mozambicans in providing energy access?

As we have shown, the multifaceted challenges in providing energy access connect with wider gaps in energy sector reform, while demonstrating that ongoing structural economic and environmental inequalities combine to reinforce a range of constraints faced in the daily lives of Mozambicans.

How is energy policy shaped in Mozambique?

Contemporary energy policy in Mozambique is shaped by its political history, and socio-technical systems of energy provision that emerged at the end of Portuguese colonial rule in 1975.

Is electricity access a multi-scalar problem in Mozambique?

Electricity access in Mozambique, as in many other least developed countries and economies in transition, must therefore be understood as a complex and multi-scalar problem, in which an array of exogenous and endogenous factors exacerbates existing energy poverty and injustices (see, e.g. ).

Will Mozambique achieve 50% electricity and universal access by 2030?

With a projected population growth of 28% by 2030 , the Government of Mozambique (GoM) has set ambitious targets of achieving 50% access to electricity in 2023 and universal access by 2030 through (mostly) on-grid and (to a lesser extent) off-grid connections .

Will Mozambique's New Electricity Law make a difference?

Off-grid provision could widen energy access, potentially improve service reliability, and improve the social perception of tariff increases. Beyond these concerns, there is still hope that the new electricity law will bring the necessary changes that will facilitate the much-needed reform of Mozambique’s electricity sector.

Is Mozambique a good example of SSA state energy development?

At the national scale, Mozambique is a critical case study of SSA state energy development – it is rich in renewable (hydro, solar, geothermal and tidal) and non-renewable (gas and coal) energy resources with potential to generate 187 GW of electricity.