Maputo outdoor power import price

Mozambique is a net exporter of energy to countries in the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) – South Africa being the largest importer. The government view energy exports as a key driver of the Mozambican economy, having passed a new electricity law that simplifies permitting and encourages IPPs activities.

Learn about the market conditions, opportunities, regulations, and business conditions in mozambique, prepared by at U.S. Embassies worldwide by Commerce Department, State Department and other U.S. agencies' professionals Mozambique's trade weighted average tariff rate is 7.1%, and slow customs procedures interfere with the free flow of trade.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown. In 2023, Mozambique exported a total of $12.3B, making it the number 95 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years, the exports of Mozambique have increased by $2.45B from $9.81B in 2018 to $12.3B in 2023.

The most common destinations of the exports of Mozambique are India ($2.09B), China ($2.04B), South Africa ($1.04B), United Arab Emirates ($670M), and Thailand ($495M). Explore detailed trade data with VizBuilder — an interactive tool offering long time series, subnational breakdowns, and expanded datasets.

To mitigate the cost of expanding the grid to rural areas, the Government of Mozambique has made rural electrification development a priority led by the Mozambique Energy Fund Institute (FUNAE), which focuses on small, off-grid projects of less than 10MW. Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) is the sole electrical utility in the country.

According to BMI Research, gas-based generation is expected to increase by 18.1% annually through 2025. Mozambique's first utility-scale solar power plant, a photovoltaic plant with a capacity of 40MW, was commissioned in Zambezia Province in 2019.