The vandalization of a distribution pole, perpetrated by unknown individuals still at large, has left around 4,000 customers without power in the district of Moamba, Maputo province. A statement from the public company Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) said that the act took place at dawn on Wednesday (07), in the Tenga area, and caused a...
A debt of over 1.5 million meticais has led Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) to cut off the electricity supply to the water supply system in the town of Goba, Namaacha district, Maputo province. EDM's decision prevents access to piped water for more than two thousand inhabitants of the region,...
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...
German entrepreneurs and investors are invited to invest in the energy sector and finance initiatives that promote access to energy (especially in rural areas) in order to boost the local economy and promote development. The invitation was made during a round table in Maputo between the German Embassy and representatives of the Ministry of...
The President of the Republic (PR), Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, yesterday inaugurated the electricity network at the Nihessiue Administrative Post (PA), in Murrupula District, Nampula Province. This is a project valued at around 89 million Meticais, financed by the Government of Mozambique (GoM), according to the company's press release, to which we have had access. A...
The electricity supply in Cabo Delgado has now been restored, one day after the blackout caused by an anomaly in the high-voltage network. The information was given to Rádio Moçambique this morning by the Director of Electricidade de Moçambique-Área ao Serviço ao Cliente in Pemba, Herminio Hassamo. Quoted by the broadcaster, Hassamo said...
By the end of the first half of 2024, Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) had recorded hydro-energy production of around 8,396.38 GWh. This is 3.44% more than planned for this period. "This production in the first half of the year represents an increase of 4.77% compared to the same period in 2023," says...
Electricity to be produced by the Temane Power Station, in Inhambane province, will be exported to some countries in the southern African region from next year. The information was provided by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Carlos Zacarias, during the visit made by the President of the Republic of Botswana to the...
South Africa's state-owned energy company, Eskom, is expected to publish figures showing an annual loss of 15 billion rand (823 million dollars), the Financial Times reported a few days ago. According to Reuters, which quotes the Financial Times, the loss is largely due to the fact that Eskom has...
A lack of funds on the part of the Malawi government has led to the cancellation of the agreement with Mozambique to increase the 70 megawatts of electricity supplied to that country. Mozambique is supposed to supply Malawi with 50 megawatts of electricity, and it was planned to increase this from 70 megawatts to 120 megawatts in order to meet the needs...