The public company Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) revealed on Tuesday (13) that it is investing 300 million dollars, equivalent to 18.9 billion meticais, to implement the second phase of the Universal Electrification Program. According to EDM, the project covers the period 2024-2027. Speaking in an interview with Rádio Moçambique,...
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President of the Republic says energy expansion accelerates economic growth
The President of the Republic says that the electrification of special economic zones or administrative posts is helping to accelerate the economic growth of communities and boost tourism, thereby reducing operating costs. Speaking yesterday, Thursday (01), during the inauguration of the photovoltaic plant at the Bazaruto administrative post, in the...
MPDC announces EPC tender for DP World Maputo expansion project
The Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) has announced the publication of the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) tender for phase 1 of the expansion of the Maputo port container terminal (operated by a consortium led by DP World, a global supply chain and logistics leader). According to the press release received...
"The country's population growth is holding back the expansion of education services" - PR
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, said this Thursday that the rapid growth of the country's population is holding back the expansion of education services and the increase in quality in the sector. The head of state was speaking during a meeting with teachers' organizations on the occasion of Teachers' Day, which was marked yesterday...
EDM: Construction of infrastructure next to power transmission lines is delaying the expansion of the electricity grid
The rampant occupation of the partial protection zones of power lines or servitudes by the population is leaving the public company Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) aggravated, as they are negatively impacting the process of expanding the National Electricity Grid. According to the chairman of EDM's board of directors, Marcelino Alberto, who...
Africa CDC concerned over Malawi's cholera outbreak spreading to Mozambique
The African Union's Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said today it was concerned about the spread of the cholera outbreak in Malawi to other neighboring countries, notably Mozambique. "We are working closely with the Malawi authorities to contain the outbreak of cholera, which is a preventable disease...
Prime Minister demands more quality in higher education
The Prime Minister, Adriano Maleiane, is challenging the new members of the National Council for Higher Education (CNES) to work towards ensuring that the expansion of higher education institutions and the widening of access are accompanied by the continuous improvement of the quality of education. Maleiane, who was speaking on Wednesday in Maputo on the occasion of the inauguration of the new members...
Government wants higher education expansion, but with quality
The government wants the expansion of higher education in the country to be accompanied by quality. According to the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, the country is seeing an increase of institutions, whose students do not consider relevant the issue of training quality. Speaking this Monday on Radio Mozambique's "Cartas na Mesa" program, Daniel...
Government needs $1.8 billion to bring clean water to the entire population
The Mozambican government estimated on Monday that $1.8 billion is needed to ensure that the entire population has access to safe drinking water, and called on private investors to invest in the sector
Government promises to electrify 45 administrative posts by the end of the year
The Government expects to conclude until the end of this year the expansion of electric power supply to 45 administrative posts throughout the country through the extension of the national electric grid and isolated systems of production of this resource, under the program "Energy for All