Why does Eswatini need a wind turbine?

These initiatives showcase the government’s endorsement of investments toward long-term economic growth and providing the impoverished with the resources they need to thrive. While wind energy production in Eswatini is negligible, the country’s mountainous regions hold immense potential for installing wind turbines.

How is the Swazi government advancing its energy infrastructure?

In collaboration with private entities and foreign aid programs, the Swazi government is taking crucial and necessary steps to advance its energy infrastructure and deliver power to the 17% of the population (more than 200,000 people) living without it.

Does Eswatini have solar energy?

Eswatini is well endowed with solar energy resources. Accord-ing to the Swaziland Renewables Readiness Assessment report (IRENA, 2014), Eswatini has relatively abundant solar potential throughout the country with an estimated global horizontal ir-radiance of 4–6 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per square metre per day.

Can natural gas improve energy security and encourage economic development in Eswatini?

Based on the opportunity posed by the natural gas discoveries in Mozambique, there is a need to define areas of co-opera-tion and the role that natural gas can play in improving energy security and encouraging economic development in Eswatini, including in the context of the overarching objectives of the SADC industrialization Strategy Framework.

Who is involved in preparing the energy Mas-Terplan in Swaziland?

The working team comprised experts from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy, Swaziland Electricity Company, Swaziland Energy Regulatory Authority, the Central Statistical Office and the University of Swaziland. The team received training on energy statistics use in energy planning tools and on preparation of the Energy Mas-terplan.

How can the Eswatini energy system be used to inform policy?

The Eswatini energy system is modelled for analysing energy technology choices. In view of the close correlation between energy sector policy and technology choices, the model consid-ers how the energy system can be used to inform policy.