[{"bbox": [82, 147, 1167, 272], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td>Legality and regularity aspects</td><td>Human rights violations (i.e. unsafe working conditions and land right issues)</td><td>Medium</td><td>Medium</td><td>Private sector involved in the action will abide by the UN Guiding principles on Business and Human rights. The principle of ‘do not harm’ will be applied and specified in the tender documents.</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [92, 275, 253, 299], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Lessons Learnt:"}, {"bbox": [92, 318, 1163, 575], "category": "Text", "text": "The proposed support builds on lessons learnt from former EU support to the energy sector. As mentioned above, the EU is currently investing around EUR 180 000 000 in the energy sector in Mozambique in support of the Government's 'Energy for All' programme through its PROMOVE Energia (FED 2020/040-055) strategy. The EU helps to increase the part of renewables in the energy mix, enhance the performance and financial sustainability of the power utility, reinforce the regulator, increase the share of private investments in renewable energy and build interconnection with neighbours within the Southern African Power pool (SAPP). For doing so, the EU has deployed innovative financing instruments such as equity, senior debt, guarantees, etc. The EU has also been highly engaged in the policy dialogue with the Government and other Development Partners. The EU has been co-chairing the Energy Sector Working Group for several years and handed it over to Sweden and the African Development Bank in 2021."}, {"bbox": [92, 593, 1163, 706], "category": "Text", "text": "The support to the power utility to increase their performance and their financial viability has demonstrated that in the context of a developing electricity sector and a more complex management of the system, building a strong and reliable National Control Centre is critical for reducing power losses, providing stable and reliable power nationwide, integrating more renewable energy into the grid and increasing power trade and integration in the SAPP."}, {"bbox": [92, 724, 1163, 923], "category": "Text", "text": "Past support has also shown that Mozambique was facing a dilemma between using its large resources of gas for power generation and fully transitioning to renewable energy. Coal has not been defined as an energy transition resource but the Integrated Master Plan foresees use of coal for power generation in the next decades. Moreover, the Government of Mozambique did not sign the Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement at COP26. However, the dialogue with partners continues on this matter in the hope that the Government comes with a more ambitious position on energy transition at the next COP. Supporting the increase of renewable energy in the energy mix is therefore fundamental. The NCC will prepare the grid to receive more renewable/variable energy."}, {"bbox": [92, 941, 1163, 1026], "category": "Text", "text": "Based on previous projects it is also important to ensure that human resources and skills are upgraded to handle new technologies and new challenges. Thus, targeted technical assistance and training will support EDM in the effective operation of the new control system. In relation to regional trade, EDM's market operator will also be strengthened."}, {"bbox": [92, 1044, 1163, 1100], "category": "Text", "text": "The past intervention has shown that for serving all regions and categories of population, coherence and integration between generation, transmission and distribution development must be ensured through a thorough master planning."}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 13 of 25"}]