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Outlook for the biomass energy sector in Mozambique: Policies and their challenges
To overcome the negative impacts of unsustainable exploitation of forest resources, the Mozambican government has been trying to regulate the supply and demand of biomass, the main source of energy for the majority of the population. This paper reviews policies implemented in Mozambique aimed at increasing domestic energy production while promoting a sustainable use of biomass. Despite the efforts to reduce the level of biomass energy use, it remains the most attractive to local populations and, therefore, still has great importance in the national energy mix. Thus, rather than looking at woodfuels as an environmental problem, regulations should also recognise the dependence of local communities on these resources. Firewood remains the main energy source in rural areas, and approximately 0.36% of the forest in Mozambique is lost every year. The replacement of firewood and charcoal by other renewable sources of energy is still far from reality. Charcoal production continues to be carried out in traditional low-yield ovens and the levels of forest degradation are still alarming. As such, improvements to the existing regulation framework are still needed.
Outlook for the biomass energy sector in Mozambique: Policies and their challenges
To overcome the negative impacts of unsustainable exploitation of forest resources, the Mozambican government has been trying to regulate the supply and demand of biomass, the main source of energy for the majority of the population. This paper reviews policies implemented in Mozambique aimed at increasing domestic energy production while promoting a sustainable use of biomass. Despite the efforts to reduce the level of biomass energy use, it remains the most attractive to local populations and, therefore, still has great importance in the national energy mix. Thus, rather than looking at woodfuels as an environmental problem, regulations should also recognise the dependence of local communities on these resources. Firewood remains the main energy source in rural areas, and approximately 0.36% of the forest in Mozambique is lost every year. The replacement of firewood and charcoal by other renewable sources of energy is still far from reality. Charcoal production continues to be carried out in traditional low-yield ovens and the levels of forest degradation are still alarming. As such, improvements to the existing regulation framework are still needed.
Outlook for the biomass energy sector in Mozambique: Policies and their challenges
Massuque , Jonas (Autor:in) / Matavel, Custodio (Autor:in) / Trugilho, Paulo Fernando (Autor:in)
13.12.2021
doi:10.17159/2413-3051/2021/v32i4a11936
Journal of Energy in Southern Africa; Vol. 32 No. 4 (2021): Journal of Energy in Southern Africa; 1-10 ; 2413-3051 ; 1021-447X
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DDC:
690
Energy sector activities in Mozambique: present status and future prospects
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