ESEIA joins EMERGE partners for the 3rd Africa-to-Africa Exchange and final General Assembly in Mozambique
ESEIA Director Brigitte Hasewend joined EMERGE partners in Mozambique for a programme combining the 3rd Africa-to-Africa (AU–AU) Exchange Study Visit in Songo on 27–28 October with the project’s final General Assembly and Final Hackathon in Maputo on 30 October 2026. The meetings brought together European and African partners to review project resources, exchange experience on energy infrastructure and discuss how EMERGE’s results can support energy planning beyond the project’s conclusion.
As the project partner leading Dissemination, Exploitation and Impact Creation, and contributing to Policy and Market Frameworks, ESEIA helps connect EMERGE’s technical work with the stakeholders and conditions needed for its uptake.
3rd AU–AU Exchange Study Visit
Organised by the Energy Research Centre of Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), the 3rd AU–AU Exchange Study Visit focused on Mozambique’s energy sector and opportunities for shared learning across African regions.
The 27 October programme in Songo brought together perspectives on hydropower development in the Zambezi River basin, HCB’s role in Mozambique and the Southern African Power Pool, and future energy projects. It also addressed energy transition challenges and the PROENERGIA “Energy for All” project, FUNAE’s role in rural energy access, the national energy sector master plan and HCB’s project and engineering activities. A plenary discussion provided space for questions and exchange among participants.
The technical programme on 28 October included visits to the Cahora Bassa Hydropower Plant and the Chitima Solar Power Plant. These visits connected the project’s modelling and policy discussions with the operation of energy infrastructure and the practical context of electricity generation in Mozambique.
Final General Assembly: preparing EMERGE results for continued use
Hosted at UEM’s Faculty of Sciences in Maputo on 30 October, the final General Assembly reviewed the project’s technical resources, pilot activities and remaining work.
The agenda covered the EMERGE database, Knowledge Base and modelling Toolbox, including their integration and implementation. Further sessions addressed the Research and Innovation and Policy Laboratory, stakeholder engagement and capacity building, AU–AU exchanges, policy and market recommendations, and the roadmap for research and innovation and Africa’s clean energy transition.
Partners also reviewed demonstration and validation activities, replication opportunities and learning across the pilots, alongside project management, outstanding deliverables and next steps.
- ESEIA’s role: dissemination, exploitation and impact creation
ESEIA led the General Assembly session on Dissemination, Exploitation and Impact Creation. Its scope brought together communication and dissemination, networking with related initiatives, impact analysis and life cycle assessment, exploitation and innovation management, and the potential to replicate EMERGE solutions.
Together with ESEIA’s contribution to policy and market frameworks, this work addresses a central issue for the project: how to make its resources useful beyond the consortium. Dissemination supports awareness and engagement, while exploitation and replication planning address opportunities for continued use. Policy and market recommendations help relate technical solutions to the institutional and regulatory conditions in which they may be applied.
EMERGE Final Hackathon
The Final Hackathon followed the General Assembly on 30 October, bringing together six finalist teams from the mini-hackathons in Morocco, Mozambique and Mali. Held in Maputo and online, the competition gave two teams from each pilot region the opportunity to pitch solutions responding to local energy challenges before a jury.
The regional competitions explored complementary priorities: energy optimisation and smart systems in Morocco; electricity access, resilience and off-grid supply in Mozambique; and affordability, community solutions and digital inclusion in Mali.
The announced prize was an opportunity for the winning team to attend the EMERGE Final Event on 23 November 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal, as part of the 7th ESEIA International Conference. This creates a link between the local innovation process and the project’s wider international exchange on sustainable energy.
EMERGE Final Event in Lisbon on 23 November, within the 7th ESEIA International Conference
The next milestone is the EMERGE Final Event in Lisbon on 23 November, within the 7th ESEIA International Conference, taking place on 23–25 November 2026. The event will bring project results and opportunities for their future use to a wider audience.
EMERGE – Energy System Modelling for Green Development of Africa is coordinated by the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, and brings together 11 partners from nine countries. ESEIA leads the project’s Dissemination, Exploitation and Impact Creation activities and contributes to Policy and Market Frameworks, helping connect its technical results with relevant stakeholders and support their practical uptake. EMERGE is funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under Grant Agreement No. 101118278.
