Mozambique

Useful Links

Institutions & Stakeholders

Ministério dos Recursos Minerais e Energia (MIREME)

Read on www.mireme.gov.mz

Conselho Nacional de Electricidade (CNELEC)

Read on www.cnelec.org.mz

Fundo de Energia (FUNAE)

Read on www.cnelec.org.mz

Electricidade de Moçambique (EdM)

Read on www.cnelec.org.mz

Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB)

Read on www.cnelec.org.mz

Centro de Promoção de Investimentos (Investment Promotion Centre, CPI)

Read on www.cpi.co.mz

Selected Reports and Research

ALER: Renewables in Mozambique – National Status Report 2017

Read on www.aler-renovaveis.org

United States Department of State Investment Climate Statement 2016 - Mozambique

Read on www.doingbusiness.org

World Bank Doing Business – Mozambique

Read on www.doingbusiness.org

CIA World Factbook - Mozambique

Read on www.cia.gov

Climatescope 2016 - Mozambique

Read on www.cia.gov

ODI: Accelerating Access to Electricity in Africa with Off-Grid Solar - Mozambique

Read on www.cia.gov

IRENA: Mozambique Renewables Readiness Assessment 2013

Read on www.cia.gov

Reegle: Country Energy Profile - Mozambique

Read on www.cia.gov

REN21 Interactive Map – Mozambique Country Profile

Read on www.cia.gov

Key figures

Available statistics:
Capital
Maputo
Official language
Portuguese
Population (2018 est.)
29,495,962
Population growth (2018 est.), %
2.91
Median age (2018est.), years
17.5
Urbanization rate (2015 - 2018), % p.a.
4.4
Urban population (2018), % of total
36
Rural population (2018), % of total
64
Population density (2018), per km2
37.5
HDI (2018), rank of 188
180
National Currency
Metical
Exchange rate (July 2019), USD
1 USD = 62 MZN
GDP (2018), USD million current
14,458.08
GDP growth (2018), %
3.27
GDP annual growth rate forecast (2020), %
3.5
GNI per capita (2018), current int’l USD
1,300
Inflation (2018), %
4.7
Inflation Rate Forecast (2020), %
6.0
Foreign Direct Investment, net inflows (2017), BOP current USD billions
2,319
Net official development assistance (2017), current USD millions
1,776
Budget deficit (2018), % of GDP
4.6
Ease of Doing Business (2018), rank of 190
137
TI Corruption Index (2018), rank of 180
158
Installed Generation Capacity (2018), MW
2,827
Installed Fossil Fuel Capacity (2018), % of total installed capacity
42
Hydro Capacity (2018), % of total installed capacity
57
Other RE Capacity (2018), % of total installed capacity
1
Renewable electricity output as % of total electricity output incl. hydro (2018)
86
Avg. distribution and transmission losses as % of output (2018)
14.8
Net electricity imports (2016), kWh
9.9 billion
Electrification rate, total (2018) %
29
Electrification rate, urban (2018) %
58
Electrification rate, rural (2018) %
15
Peak demand (2017), MW
863
Per capita electricity consumption (2017), kWh
410