Webinar Series: Status Quo and Market Potential of Off-grid Renewables in Mozambique
Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in sub-Saharan Africa and also one of the top energy-access deficit countries. In 2019, only 30% of the total population had electricity access while 5% had access to clean cooking fuels and technologies[1]. However, Mozambique has a huge RE potential i.e. 23,000 GW of solar energy[2], 12,000 MW of hydro energy[3], 4.5 GW of wind potential and 2 GW of biomass energy[4]. Thus, off-grid renewable solutions have the potential to bridge the energy access gap and achieve country-wide electrification and access to clean cooking.
Against this background, energypedia is organizing a series of webinars on selected RE technologies such as solar home systems, improved cookstoves, mini/nano grid and solar powered irrigation. Based on demand and interest from the Mozambican energy sector, the webinar series will/can be expanded to include other productive uses of energy.
The aim of this webinar series is twofold: promote knowledge creation and sharing on selected RE technologies (mentioned above) and highlight the experiences (both success and failure case stories and learnings) from the sector to prevent duplication and inventing of the wheel. The case studies featured during the webinars will also feed into the “Mozambique Off-grid Knowledge Hub”.
- Webinar 2 - Solar Powered Irrigation in Mozambique
- Webinar 1 - Solar Home System (SHS) in Mozambique
Webinar on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems for Small-scale Farmers in Mozambique – Status and Opportunity for the Sector
Date and Time: Wed, 15 Dec at 10:00 am Mozambican Time
Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/600876926817539596
This webinar aims to highlight the status of solar powered irrigation systems (SPIS) in Mozambique with key insights into the stakeholders involved, market size, challenges as well as the opportunity for the sector. Practica Foundation will present their findings from the latest study on the Potential of Solar Irrigation in Mozambique followed by technical considerations for planning SPIS. Energypedia will present their newly launched “Mozambique Off-grid Knowledge Hub” and other technical resources and tools for SPIS.
This webinar is organized by energypedia and is funded by the GIZ programmes Green People’s Energy for Africa and Energising Development Mozambique to enhance knowledge exchange and sharing among the Mozambican energy practitioners.
Webinar 1: State of Play: Solar Home System (SHS) Market in Mozambique
This webinar aims to provide a snapshot of the solar home system (SHS) market in Mozambique and features a panel discussion with the private sector. In the first part, energypedia will launch the new Mozambique Off-grid Energy Hub on energypedia.info. The second part will feature panel discussion with solar companies who will share their experiences, opportunities and challenges for scaling up the SHS sector as well as the way forward.
This webinar is the first of a series focusing on off-grid technologies in Mozambique. It is organized by energypedia UG in collaboration with AMER. The aim of the webinar series is twofold: promote knowledge creation and sharing on selected RE technologies, and highlight the experiences from the sector to prevent duplication and re-inventing of the wheel. The information featured during the webinars will also feed into the “Mozambique Off-grid Knowledge Hub”.
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Reference
- ↑ IRENA et al., ‘Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report (2021)’, /publications/2021/Jun/Tracking-SDG-7-2021, 7, accessed 9 June 2021, /publications/2021/Jun/Tracking-SDG-7-2021.
- ↑ Pranab Baruah and Brendan Coleman, ‘Country Brief: Mozambique Off-Grid Solar Power in Mozambique: Opportunities for Universal Energy Access and Barriers to Private Sector Participation’, n.d., 26.
- ↑ Kameshnee Naidoo and Christiaan Loots, ‘Mozambique / Energy and the Poor – Unpacking the Investment Case for Clean Energy’, 2020, https://sun-connect-news.org/fileadmin/DATEIEN/Dateien/New/2021-01-29_UNDP-UNCDF-Mozambique-Energy-and-the-Poor.pdf
- ↑ GET.invest, ‘Renewable Energy Potential – GET.Invest’, accessed 21 April 2021, https://www.get-invest.eu/market-information/mozambique/renewable-energy-potential/.
Funding
This webinar series is funded by the GIZ programmes Green People’s Energy for Africa and Energising Development Mozambique to enhance knowledge exchange and sharing among the Mozambican energy practitioners.
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