Incorporating gender and social inclusion aspects into Mozambique’s National Energy Compact
MIREME public consultation
JustGESI co-investigators from the Centre for Research on Governance and Development (CPGD), recently participated in the public consultation on Mozambique’s National Energy Compact.
The National Energy Compact is being developed as part of Mission 300 (M300), a joint initiative of the World Bank and the African Development Bank that aims to ensure access to energy for 300 million Africans by 2030. Mozambique formally joined M300 during the Africa Energy Summit, held in January 2025, in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
The public consultation was organised by the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME) to ensuring that the Compact reflects the priorities and needs of the different actors in the energy sector, which is scheduled to be officially presented and signed by the President of the Republic in September 2025.
In making a written submission on the draft Compact, the JustGESI team’s contribution aimed to ensure that the Compact reflected measures to support a just and socially inclusive energy transition. Comments on the document included:
Inclusion of target indicators that measure the quality and long-term sustainability of the electricity connections made, beyond simply counting the number of connections made.
Disaggregation of the target indicators to include gender, age, location and other demographic measures to support monitoring and accountability for a socially inclusive energy transition.
Promotion of incentives and financial mechanisms for energy operators to develop financially viable and socially inclusive business models that enable long-term sustainable energy access for the poorest and most marginalised (hard to reach) parts of the population.
For the productive use energy (PUE) assessment to incorporating gender and social inclusion principles to be able to assess the potential PUE benefits for different segments of society and particularly lower-income or marginalised populations e.g. women, girls, youth, elderly, people with disabilities.
To ensure the compact document is fully embedded and aligned with existing government policies and strategies, such as the National Electrification Strategy (ENE), the Energy Transition Strategy (ETS), so that there is one cohesive policy and implementation framework.
