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Mozambique: Solar Energy Attracts Investors

Niassa, Cabo Delgado, Zambia and Maputo should lead the renewable energy projects, mainly solar energy, with connection to the public grid. The government aims that 1/5 of the country’s energy matrix (20%) will come from renewable sources by 2030, according to the Electrical Infrastructure Director Plan 2018-2043. Energy is also, along with logistics costs and telecommunications, one of the key disincentive factors of foreign investment in the country, due to the higher costs. READ MORE