The publicly-owned Mozambican electricity company, EDM, announced on Wednesday that it has added 39,000 connections to the electricity supply network in the centre and north of the country during the first half of this year.According to EDM there are now 418,699 connections in these regions, an increase of 19 per cent since this time last year.These figures were released by EDM chairperson Manuel Cuambe at a meeting in Quelimane, the capital of Zambezia province.Seven districts in the province of Cabo Delgado have recently been linked to the national grid: Quissanga, Mocimboa da Praia, Muidumbe, Nangade, Palma, Mueda and Meluco.According to Cuambe, these connections have paved the way for domestic and foreign investment in tourism and the industrial sector. He also stated that the supply of electricity has enabled night classes to be introduced for those wishing to raise their level of education.Cuambe told the daily newspaper “Noticias” that EDM still has to improve its strategy to satisfy the needs of customer and meet the demands of the government’s five year plan.This year EDM plans to install 120,000 new electricity connections. Cuambe said that the districts of Chinde and Lugela, in Zambezia province, will be linked to the electricity network. The extension of the grid will also take place in some districts in Tete, Manica and Sofala provinces.Nationally, the company is investing about 120 million US dollars a year in expanding the electricity network and improving the quality of the electricity supplied. Half of these funds come from EDM and the other half from central government and cooperation partners.The company plans to link all 128 district capitals to the national grid by 2014.
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