AFD and the European Union work together with the public utility Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) on this project. Co-financed by AFD and the EU, it aims to reduce non-technical losses on the distribution network and thus improve EDM's operational performance.
Context
Access to the electricity grid has tripled in Mozambique over the past ten years, rising from 8% in 2006 to 31% in 2019. Demand for electricity will continue to grow at an annual rate of 7-8%, driven by socio-economic growth. The government's objective of achieving universal access by 2030 can only be achieved by improving EDM's operational performance, to enable it to invest in the extension of transmission and distribution networks. Non-technical losses, which measure the difference between energy consumed and energy billed, are a major challenge for EDM. In fact, losses amounted to 31% in 2020, of which almost 2/3 were non-technical, representing a huge loss of earnings for the operator.
Description
The project includes :
- Making customer metering more reliable
- Improve understanding of flows on distribution networks
- Strengthen non-technical loss management capabilities through better use of information systems
- Improve the effectiveness of field actions when fraud alerts are issued
- Support EDM in implementing communication and awareness-raising initiatives
Impacts
The aim of the project is to contribute to EDM's overall objective of reducing losses by 2% per year. It will also improve EDM's commercial margin and, more generally, its financial situation. The implementation of actions to combat non-technical losses will also encourage fraudulent customers, particularly large consumers, to control their consumption, and will therefore have a positive impact on reducing CO2 emissions. In addition, the project will aim to ensure that at least 50% of the people mobilized by the service provider (who will eventually be recruited by EDM) are women.
This project is carried out with the support of the European Union
01/05/2021
Project start date
01/05/2026
Project end date
Five years
Sectors
Maputo Province
Financing tool
10 000 000
EUR
Ongoing
Republic of Mozambique
The content of this project information sheet falls under the sole responsibility of the AFD and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the European Union.
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