Mozambique and the European Union are working together to accelerate the transition to green energy. Through Global Gateway and the international pledging campaign ‘Scaling up Renewables in Africa’, the European Union is leading efforts to rapidly expand renewable energy across the continent, aiming to triple clean energy capacity by 2030. In Mozambique this means investing in hydroelectric dams, electrification and transmission lines to provide clean, reliable and affordable electricity. These efforts create a positive impact on people’s lives, today and tomorrow.

I’m Rosie, and I run a small fashion studio in the backyard of my parents’ home in Maputo. Since 2020, I’ve been designing dresses for weddings, church, traditional events, you name it. Every piece I create is made to make someone feel confident and proud.

That’s why I’m grateful for sustainable energy. When power is growing more stable, so is my work.

With clean energy, I can keep my sewing machines running, my studio lights on, and my creativity flowing. And as my business becomes more energy-efficient, I’m not just chasing my dream, I’m stitching together a better future, one dress at a time.

I’m Ivan, and I’ve loved basketball since I was 14. Today, I balance work as a taxi driver and selling sportswear with training on the court in my neighborhood.

I’m grateful that sustainable energy is helping keep the lights on at our local courts, so we can also play after dark.

With  more reliable energy, I can stay sharp and keep improving my skills – day and night. I will be able to keep playing the game I love, inspire my community, and one day build something even bigger: a basketball school for the next generation.

With EU support under Global Gateway, Mozambique is building a National Control Centre for Energy to manage its electricity grid more efficiently. This state-of-the-art facility will help reduce blackouts and power outages across the country, benefiting an estimated 5 million people by improving the reliability and quality of electricity supply. It will also support critical services such as hospitals and schools, and accelerate Mozambique’s shift toward a cleaner, more resilient energy system.

With German support under Global gateway, Mozambique will rehabilitate and expand the power generation capacity of the two hydropower plants (HHP) in Cuamba and Lichinga, Niassa Province. These are the only HPP owned by EDM in the north of the country. The project will improve the efficient and reliable energy supply of locally available and climate friendly renewable energies in Mozambique, particularly for the cities of Cuamba and Lichinga and their surroundings.

With EU support under Global Gateway, Mozambique is modernising its hydropower infrastructure to enhance energy reliability and sustainability. The Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Power Plant in Tete Province, the country's largest, is undergoing upgrades to extend its operational life by at least 25 years, ensuring continued supply of clean electricity to the national grid and to the Southern Africa region.

Through the ProEnergia programme, the EU under Global Gateway, is helping bring electricity to over 514,862 households in rural provinces of Mozambique, including Zambezia and Nampula. By connecting communities to both grid and off-grid systems, the project is improving health, education, and economic opportunities - transforming the lives of more than 2,500,000 people who previously relied on kerosene, candles, or firewood for lighting and cooking.

Supported by the EU under Global Gateway, the clean cooking programme in Mozambique is helping thousands of families, mainly in rural and peri-urban areas such as Sofala and Tete provinces, switch from charcoal and firewood to safer, more sustainable solutions like biogas. These changes reduce harmful indoor air pollution—responsible for thousands of premature deaths annually - save time and resources, especially for women and children, and help preserve forests, benefiting both people and the planet.

With EU support, the project “Mozambique – Malawi Transmission Line” contributes to sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction as well as climate protection by providing access to reliable, sustainable and climate-friendly power supply thanks to the construction of a 218 km –long high voltage transmission line between Matambo (Tete Province, Mozambique) and Phombeya (Balaka District, Malawi). The project also contributes to the integration of the regional electricity market in the Southern Africa region so that the respective electricity deficits and surplus in the various countries could be balanced.

With EU support, the renewable energy initiative supports the development of three solar power plants (Dondo - Sofala province), Manje - Tete province, Chimbunila - Niassa province) and one wind power plant (Jangamo – Inhambane province), with a combined capacity of 160 MW. PROLER plays a transformational role by strengthening Mozambique’s regulatory framework, encouraging private investment in clean energy, and contributing to clean affordable, grid-connected power for nearly 300,000 households, while reducing annual CO₂ emissions by over 25,000 tons.