Box 1. Recent Initiatives in Mozambique

The most recent initiatives include: (a) the transformation of the national power utility into a state company; (b) the creation of the National Petroleum Institute (Instituto Nacional de Petroleum, INP) as a regulator to address the role of the private sector in gas and oil exploitation; and (c) the setting up of a national fund to promote rural energy through innovative activities, private sector involvement and enhanced involvement of the local authorities.