Mozambique Energy Sector Support in the wider NDC Support Center framework

Enabling Mozambique to monitor and report its own NDC's

Education & ResearchEnergyEnvironmental policy

Project type

Dissemination project

Project coordinator

VITO

Project partner

African Union Energy Commission (AFREC)

Start date

January 1, 2022

Total budget

€ 236.000

Amount of subsidy

€ 200.000

Education & ResearchEnergyEnvironmental policy

Project type

Dissemination project

Project coordinator

VITO

Project partner

African Union Energy Commission (AFREC)

Start date

January 1, 2022

Total budget

€ 236.000

Amount of subsidy

€ 200.000

Bringing essential capabilities for monitoring and reporting energy data to Mozambique

PROBLEM STATEMENT

Nationally determined contributions (NDCs) are the numerical translation of a country’s efforts to reduce harmful emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. More than just administrative reports, NDCs help a country monitor what actions are needed to fulfill its commitments to the Paris Agreement. African countries have been largely reliant on external bodies to help them prepare these reports, to comply with required standardisation. There is widespread call for increased support to enable African countries to carry out their own monitoring and reporting capabilities, while raising their level of ambition.

SOLUTIONS

In response to a new AFREC energy statistics questionnaire in 2021, Mozambique nominated 5 new national focal points and officially requested capacity building support, as well as support to establish a national energy information system. The NDC Support Center, a joint initiative between VITO, AFREC and CO2logic, has strong expertise in the creation and maintenance of energy databases and data warehouses. With AFREC’s support, and close cooperation from Enabel Mozambique, IRENA and Universidad Eduardo Mondlane, the NDC Support Center will essentially be extended to Mozambique. AFREC will help deliver on-the-job training and co-development of systems and reporting formats.

EXPECTED RESULTS

The local skills necessary for collecting, processing and analysing energy data/statistics, as well as supporting the country’s energy modelling, will effectively be enhanced. Ultimately, Mozambique should find itself capable of preparing and monitoring its own NDCs and national action plans for its energy sector.