Mozambique To Experience 12% Decline in Electricity Production In 2023
Mozambique’s electricity production is projected to drop by 12% in 2023, compared to the forecasts for 2022, which saw a 1% decrease in production.
This decline is mainly due to the downward forecast for production at the Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Plant (HCB), which will account for 77% of the production and export structure.
This information is contained in the Economic and Social Plan and State Budget (PESOE) 2023, which was approved by the Assembly of the Republic on December 9 of last year.
According to the document, HCB anticipates a reduction in energy production and sales during April and May of 2023 due to necessary intervention works on the return channel shared by generator sets 1, 2, and 3. These works are essential to ensure the safe operation of these generators and are included in the scope of the ‘Read Sul II’ project, which aims to rehabilitate and modernize equipment to increase installed capacity.
The PESOE forecasts that Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) hydropower will increase by 18% compared to projections for 2022, due to substantial increases in production at the Corumana, Mavuzi, and Chicamba hydroelectric plants resulting from the rehabilitation of the Moamba-Major dam, which increased the flow of water to the Corumana dam and subsequently, electricity generation.
The projected increase in production is expected to boost EDM’s electricity exports to countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which currently account for 22% of EDM’s annual revenues, as a result of the energy crisis in the region.”
