Salite, Daniela Lidia Jacob orcid.org/0000-0001-8204-408X, Kirshner, Joshua Daniel orcid.org/0000-0002-6860-4287, Cotton, Matthew et al. (4 more authors) (2021) Electricity access in Mozambique:A critical policy analysis of investment, service reliability and social sustainability. Energy Research and Social Science. 102123. ISSN 2214-6296
Abstract
Mozambique is a resource-rich energy hub, yet rural community access to electricity remains low, and urban centres suffer poor service quality. Aging transmission infrastructure, consumer growth, erratic generation, and extreme weather events exacerbate power cuts and oscillations that disrupt household activities and damage appliances. Through qualitative critical policy analysis of household (n=120) and public/private stakeholder (n=87) interviews in the four largest cities of Mozambique (Maputo, Matola, Beira and Nampula) we assess diverse perspectives on reliability, affordability, and investment/revenue-raising to meet SDG7 to provide clean, modern energy services for all. We find that although electricity tariffs commonly exceed household budgets, they remain politicised and are not cost-reflective – putting the national utility Electricidade de Moçambique E.P. (EDM) into growing debt and imminent insolvency, hindering its ability to ensure reliable, quality and affordable services. We recommend unbundling the electricity sector to enable EDM and the energy regulator (Autoridade Reguladora de Energia – ARENE) to be managed independently, and reducing state-induced inefficiencies that limit their ability to make transparent and fair decisions on tariffs, their institutional capacity and performance, and the development of the power sector.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Author(s) |
Keywords: | electricity access,Mozambique,critical policy analysis,SDG7,electricity tariffs |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Environment and Geography (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (DFID) 30708 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 28 May 2021 14:10 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 17:36 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102123 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102123 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:174683 |
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