[{"bbox": [96, 153, 1136, 314], "category": "Text", "text": "least-cost solutions to supply energy for all by 2030, and at the same time contributing to reducing carbon emissions. Mozambique has clearly stated that it was considering gas in his energy transition. Coal has not been defined as an energy transition resource but the Master Plan still 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. 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."}, {"bbox": [96, 324, 1136, 588], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to achieve these targets, the Master Plan describes an extensive development of electricity demand, generation, and interconnection until 2043. To meet the growing development and have a manageable, secure and efficient operation of the electrical grid, a key prerequisite is to be able to monitor and control the network. The existing energy control system in Mozambique has been a constraint for the development of the sector since it is outdated and has limited functionality and geographical coverage. EDM needs to be able to control its full territory in order to effectively engage in regional power trade. The Northern provinces need reliable power in order to catch up with economic development in the South. The expansion of variable renewable energy - wind and solar - generation feeding into the grid will remain limited without an effective control of the grid. This is also a prerequisite to become a control area within the South African Power Pool (SAPP), one of the corporate objectives of EDM."}, {"bbox": [96, 602, 1136, 709], "category": "Text", "text": "A National Control Centre must be established in the short term to ensure that the upcoming projects in generation, transmission and distribution will have a proper tool for operation and dispatch. A National Control Centre (NCC) will perform remote and automated control of the entire high and medium voltage grid, controls voltage and frequency stability and the balance between supply and demand."}, {"bbox": [96, 719, 1136, 1010], "category": "Text", "text": "Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) is the state-owned utility in charge of the production, transport, distribution, and commercialisation of electricity in Mozambique. Its financial situation has been gradually deteriorating due to a combination of factors, including: a macroeconomic crisis, intensifying EDM's exposure to foreign exchange obligations in 2015-2016, high level of – mainly non-technical – electricity losses in the network, non-cost reflective electricity tariffs despite a series of tariff increases in recent years, lack of administrative capacity including difficulties in collecting payments from consumers and lack of investment in the rehabilitation of the network and the improvement of access to energy. One of the main drivers of the huge inequalities between the North-South and rural-urban areas is the inequality in provision of basic services, including access to energy. This has an impact on gender equality. Without access to modern energy services, women and girls spend most of their day performing basic subsistence tasks, including time-consuming and physically draining tasks of collecting biomass fuels."}, {"bbox": [96, 1023, 1136, 1182], "category": "Text", "text": "The development of a NCC will support the EDM's aim to operate as a commercial, financially sustainable 'Smart (digitally integrated) Utility' in delivering clean, efficient electricity and quality services to its customers in Mozambique and the region, and playing a key role in achieving universal access in Mozambique, as stated in the EDM strategy 2018-2028. The future NCC will also help EDM to comply with Decree 42/2005 which requires EDM to operate the complete Mozambican transmission grid. EDM will host, own and operate the National Control Centre in the future."}, {"bbox": [96, 1195, 1136, 1383], "category": "Text", "text": "A first feasibility study was carried out in 2013 with the support of France. Because of the 2015-2016 financial crisis, the project was put on hold. An update of this study was made in 2017 and a final feasibility study based on precedent analysis was completed in 2021 with the support of Sweden. Thanks to the EU contribution of this action, the financial gap calculated on the basis of the updated feasibility study of 2021 will be covered. This will allow the action to be extended to the Northern part of the country (regional control centre and telecommunication infrastructure) which was first planned to be left to a later stage. This would have again penalised a region which has been suffering from poverty and violence for several years."}, {"bbox": [96, 1393, 1136, 1607], "category": "Text", "text": "The EU has been an active player in the Mozambican renewable energy sector. Under the 11th EDF, over the period 2014-2020 about EUR 180 000 000 was invested in renewable energy generation, the institutional transformation of the sector and capacity-building of the national institutions for more competitive and transparent renewable energy development. An emphasis was also put on leveraging private sector finance. Under the programme PROMOVE Energia (FED 2020/040-055), the EU has also been actively supporting the Government's goal of universal access by 2030 through its flagship programme 'Energy for All' (ProEnergia) through investments in on-grid and off-grid access projects. The financial sustainability of the sector has also been at the core of the EU's intervention through support to EDM to reduce the technical and non-technical losses and increase"}, {"bbox": [1037, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 6 of 25"}]