Electricidade de Moçambique – EDM Sida Rural Electrification Project Ribáuè/Iapala Nampula Mozambique Study on the impact of rural electrification In the Ribáuè, Namiginha and Iapala áreas Ribáuè district Gunilla Akesson Virgulino Nhate February, 2002 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1 The Ribáuè-Iapala Rural Electrification Project ............................................................................................. 1 The impact study ............................................................................................................................................ 2 Introductory summary..................................................................................................................................... 3 Problems ........................................................................................................................................... 4 EFFECTS AND IMPACT .................................................................................... 5 The Project .................................................................................................................................................... 5 The transmission line ........................................................................................................................ 5 Groups of electricity consumers ....................................................................................................... 6 Economic activities ........................................................................................................... 7 Large and general tariff consumers .................................................................................................. 7 Economic agents ................................................................................................................ 7 Public sector ....................................................................................................................... 8 Cotton production ............................................................................................................................. 8 Indirect effects for peasants ............................................................................................... 9 Small industry ................................................................................................................................ 12 Mills ................................................................................................................................ 12 Small workshops .............................................................................................................. 14 Sawmills ........................................................................................................................... 14 Vegetable oil factory ........................................................................................................ 15 Other economic activities .............................................................................................................. 15 Restaurants ....................................................................................................................... 15 Bars .................................................................................................................................. 16 Boarding houses ............................................................................................................... 16 Video film shoes .............................................................................................................. 17 Traffic .............................................................................................................................. 17 The commercial network and marketing ........................................................................................ 18 Terms of trade .................................................................................................................. 19 Other planned activities .................................................................................................................. 20 Agriculture and livestock in the private sector ................................................................. 20 Fuel pumps ....................................................................................................................... 20 Mineral water factory ....................................................................................................... 20 Carpentry workshop ......................................................................................................... 21 Telecommunications ........................................................................................................ 21 TVM, Community radio ................................................................................................... 21 Observations on economic activities .............................................................................................. 21 Public activities ............................................................................................................... 22 Education ....................................................................................................................................... 22 Health ............................................................................................................................................. 24 Financial situation of the district administration ............................................................................ 25 2 New and rehabilitated infrastructure .............................................................................................. 25 Roads 26 ............................................................................................................................... he water situation ............................................................................................................. 26 Other effects of electrification ........................................................................................................ 27 The situation of families ................................................................................................. 27 Domestic tariff consumers .............................................................................................................. 27 Consumption level and costs, domestic tariff ................................................................... 29 Socio-economic situation and gender aspects ................................................................................ 31 REFLECTIONS, CONSIDERATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS .................... 33 Energy supply and maintenance ..................................................................................................... 34 Expenditure linked to electrification .............................................................................................. 35 Tariffs .............................................................................................................................. 36 Problems ......................................................................................................................................... 36 Payment ........................................................................................................................... 36 Limited distribution.......................................................................................................... 37 EDM-community linkage ................................................................................................. 39 Conclusions .................................................................................................................................... 39 Annex 1. Maps Annex 2. Load Forecast Annex 3. EDM tariffs and fees Annex 4. Prices: domestic appliances and electrical accessories Annex 5. Examples: installation and connection exonses Annex 6. Administrative organisation and population data Annex 7. People contacted Annex 8. Terms of Reference Annex 9. English summary 3 INTRODUCTION This report presents a study on the impact of rural electrification in the Ribáuè, Namigonha and Iapala areas of Ribáuè district, in Nampula province, Mozambique. The main purpose of the report is to illustrate and analyse the role of electrification in the development of Ribáuè district. First it presents the background to the electrification project and the impact study. This is followed by a summary of the project’s effects and impact, and then a more detailed description of how the expectations expressed by the population and economic actors during the project’s planning phase have been met. Finally, there are some observations and conclusions on this rural electrification experience. A socio-economic study was carried out in Ribáuè district in 1997 to serve as the baseline for this impact study1. The 1997 study report described the various sectors and social and economic activities in the district. This report on the 2001 impact study describes the same sectors and activities and the achievement of expectations, in order to analyse more directly the importance of electrification for their respective actors. The Ribáuè-Iapala Rural Electrification Project Since June 2000 Ribáuè district has been receiving electricity from HCB, transformed in the Nampula substation. This rural electrification project was implemented by Electricidade