Local Energy & Development Centres in Mozambique

Background

Almost three-quarters of Mozambique’s 19 million inhabitants live on less than 2 USD per day. In these circumstances some 95% of all households in the country have no choice but to rely on firewood and charcoal as their main energy source.

Purpose

To use the establishment of community-driven centres to give poor and low income communities in the central part of Mozambique improved access to renewable and energy efficient services and to reduce the use of traditional biomass by 15% by 2015.

Implementor

OVE - The Danish Organisation for Sustainable Energy