Mozambique is working on the approval of legislation that makes room for more investments in the clean energy sector, as a way to increase the availability of this resource at affordable prices for consumers.

This statement was made on Wednesday by the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, during the inauguration of the photovoltaic plant, of 2800 KW, of the administrative post of Ngapa, in Mueda district, Cabo Delgado province.

It is in this framework that the country has been phasing out diesel systems, in alignment with the global environmental protection agenda.

"We want Mozambique to be a relevant player in the energy transition phase, which is why we are working for the approval of legislation that makes room for more investments in the sector, increasing availability and lowering the price for the benefit of end consumers," said the PR.

He affirmed that the Mpanda Nkuwa hydroelectric project, of 1500 Megawatts, registering notable progress, aims at the materialization of this desideratum, because it will contribute, in the medium term, to the generation of clean energies.

With the inauguration of the Ngapa system, seven of the 41 administrative post headquarters planned for the five-year period (2020-2024) have already been electrified with clean energy, and five more are underway.

Filipe Nyusi pointed out that 13 more headquarters will be electrified this year, depending on the ability to raise or mobilize resources, including with the involvement of the private sector.

According to the Head of State, of the 600 Megawatts of energy that the Executive has committed to generate in the present cycle of governance, 200, or 25 percent, will be based on new and renewable sources. Overall, the country has 33 percent of energy generated with non-polluting sources, which demonstrates the strategic importance of these in sustainable development and impact on the environment.

Nyusi wants the arrival of energy to Ngapa to result in the improvement of the living conditions of the beneficiaries through income generation projects, one of the forms of inclusion within the framework of equity and combating social asymmetries.

Therefore, according to the PR, "the energy should be used for small businesses, feed mills, sawmills, and serve to capture water for consumption and irrigation of agricultural fields, thus increasing production and productivity."

For Nyusi, the energy should produce chickens, eggs, irrigate agricultural fields to feed thousands of workers who participate in the various economic projects in this region of Cabo Delgado province.