On 3 June 2026, the EMERGE project held the 3rd Co-design Workshop in Maputo, Mozambique, bringing together stakeholders to discuss the project’s energy modelling tools and gather feedback to further improve their usability, relevance and applicability in the Mozambican context.

Organised by the Energy Research Center of the Faculty of Sciences at Eduardo Mondlane University (CPE-UEM), the workshop took place at Eduardo Mondlane University in a hybrid format, enabling both in-person and online participation.

Participants represented a range of stakeholders, including government institutions such as the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME) and the Energy Fund (FUNAE), as well as the private sector, civil society, academia, doctoral students and development partners, including the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).

The objective of the workshop was to gather feedback from diverse stakeholders to enhance and optimise the EMERGE tools, ensuring their usability and relevance. The workshop also aimed to assess the environmental, social, user-oriented, policy and economic impacts of the tools and facilitate knowledge exchange between projects and stakeholders.

Within EMERGE, the co-design approach involves collaborative design with direct input from stakeholders, helping to improve the usability and impact of the tools.

The workshop brought together project partners and local stakeholders around a practical question: how can EMERGE’s modelling tools better support Mozambique’s energy transition?

After an introduction to the project and its pilot activities in Mozambique, Morocco and Mali, participants explored GreenAdvise and CEPIA, two tools developed within EMERGE to support energy planning and decision-making. Discussions focused on how the tools can assess renewable energy potential, compare investment and transition pathways, and better reflect economic, social and transport-related dimensions.

The session also created space for direct feedback from participants, helping the project team better understand how the tools could be adapted to the Mozambican context and used in future research, planning and investment decisions.

From data accuracy to applicability in Mozambique

A key part of the workshop was the exchange with participants on how the EMERGE tools could work in practice in Mozambique. The discussion touched on data quality, technical requirements and the importance of using locally collected information where available.

Participants also explored how GreenAdvise can account for uncertainty through different types of simulations and discussed the tools’ potential to support the identification of renewable energy opportunities and investment pathways relevant to Mozambique’s energy transition.

Stakeholder feedback to support further development

Participants expressed interest in the tools’ ability to estimate electricity generation potential and appreciated the inclusion of economic, social and transport dimensions.

They also highlighted the potential of the platforms to support investment decision-making and expressed interest in accessing them for future research and planning activities.

At the same time, data availability was identified as an important challenge that can influence modelling outcomes. Overall, participants viewed the platforms as valuable instruments for supporting Mozambique’s energy planning efforts.

The feedback gathered during the Co-design Workshop will contribute to the further refinement of the EMERGE Toolbox and support its future implementation in Mozambique and other African countries