Mozambique new energy project energy storage ratio

The recently completed Mozambique Energy for All Project, along with the ongoing Sustainable Energy and Broadband Access in Rural Mozambique Project, have significantly contributed to expanding electricity access. To date, these projects have enabled over 2.6 million Mozambicans to connect to the national grid. ASCENT will build on these efforts.

The plant will increase Mozambique's installed capacity by 50% and generate 8.6 TWh per year, enough to power more than 3 million homes. A GREEN REVOLUTION: The country is also actively developing other renewable energy segments, such as solar and wind, which together are expected to represent 20% of domestic energy production by 2040.

Despite this huge generation potential only 38.6%1) of its population had access to electricity in 2021. The total installed power capacity in Mozambique stood at around 2,800 MW in the year 2021 whereas the peak demand reported by the state-owned energy utility Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) was at 1,035 MW.

The optimal power system expansion plan if wind and solar capacity are allowed to triple to reach almost 3 GW by 2032. Currently, the power system of Mozambique is separated into two transmission networks isolated from one another: the Central-Northern and Southern systems. Over 50% of the annual power demand is seen in the Southern system.

Other initiatives are expected to arise to meet the government's goal of having at least 7.5 GW of PV capacity installed by 2030. Alongside wind and solar, Mozambique also has large biomass potential, with estimates pointing to the possible production of 2 GW.

In addition to the planned generation capacity that is likely to be commissioned by 2024, the modelling results indicate that Mozambique will need 1.5 GW of new base load gas projects and 230 MW of new flexible gas projects from 2025 to 2032.