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Mozambique to increase power supply to Eswatini from 5 to 30 MWh
3:05 CAT | 04 Aug 2025
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Mozambique will increase the amount of energy it supplies to the neighbouring kingdom of Eswatini from five to 30 megawatt-hours (MWh), the Mozambican state-owned electricity generating company announced on Saturday.
“We are currently providing five megawatts, and they requested an additional 25. We have provided them, but this is part of the energy supply, and whenever we have a surplus in the country, we will increase the 25 megawatts they requested. These are commercial exchanges, and we will naturally set the market price,” said Alberto Banze, administrator of the energy production and transmission department at Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), in Maputo.
The increase in electricity supply is one of the results of three cooperation agreements – in the areas of energy, fuels, and civil aviation – signed during King Mswati III’s working visit to Mozambique.
The monarch, who on Saturday completed the second and final day of his visit at the invitation of President Daniel Chapo, visited the Maputo Thermoelectric Power Plant, where he emphasized the need for cooperation in the energy sector between the two countries.
“We came to visit this Maputo thermoelectric power plant and are impressed with the installed capacity in Maputo. Maputo is a benchmark in the region for energy supply, and we also want to increase our capacity. We are currently facing some energy problems in our country, and we are here to explore the possibility of receiving more [energy],” King Mswati III said.
Regarding the three cooperation agreements signed during the monarch’s visit, President Daniel Chapo explained: “We assessed our cooperation and laid the foundation for our future cooperation for the mutual benefit of our peoples and countries, especially in the economic area.”
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President Chapo also highlighted sectors such as agriculture, tourism, energy, industry, transportation, logistics, mineral resources, water resources, and fisheries as priorities for strengthening bilateral cooperation.
“One of the immediate practical results was the commitment for Mozambique to supply more energy to the Kingdom of Eswatini, an element provided for in the initialled agreement (…) as part of the joint effort to ensure energy security and accelerate the industrial growth of both countries,” the presidency said in a statement.
“We are here to reiterate this message from our people,” King Mswati III said. “My visit is to strengthen the bonds of friendship between our two countries. Even in a crisis, we want to see how we can cooperate. I believe it is important for both of us as neighbours to work together. We are developing African countries, facing the same challenges in infrastructure, health, and social life in general.”
The two leaders also agreed to hold the first session of the Joint Cooperation Commission in September 2025, which will serve to operationalize the signed instruments and discuss new mechanisms for bilateral integration in multiple sectors.
Source: Lusa
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