Solar Home System Consumer Insights in Mozambique - Revision history

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Text replacement - "Webinar Series: Statuesque and Market Potential of Off-grid Renewables in Mozambique" to "Webinar Series: Status Quo and Market Potential of Off-grid Renewables in Mozambique"

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Ranisha at 15:35, 11 October 2021

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Ranisha at 12:02, 6 October 2021

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 The most common use of mobile money is for cash withdrawals (most probably remittance money, 91%) and cash transfer (18%). Only 27% use it for utility payments and 9% for goods payment.
-Mobile payment is still costly in Mozambique and this directly impacts the cost of the solar home system for the end consumers<ref>Catruza, J. (2021). [[Webinar Series: Statuesque and Market Potential of Off-grid Renewables in Mozambique|Webinar on State of Play: Solar Home System Market in Mozambique.]] </ref>.
+Mobile payment is still costly in Mozambique and this directly impacts the cost of the solar home system for the end consumers<ref>Catruza, J. (2021). [[Webinar Series: Status Quo and Market Potential of Off-grid Renewables in Mozambique|Webinar on State of Play: Solar Home System Market in Mozambique.]] </ref>.
 '''Click [https://www.gsma.com/coverage/#3958 here] to see the network coverage maps in Mozambique.'''

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 === Further Information ===
+*'''[[Energy Access in Mozambique]]'''
-* [[Mozambique Solar Hub]]: All information about solar home system market in Mozambique
+*[[Solar Home System Market Landscape in Mozambique|'''Solar Home System Market Landscape in Mozambique''']]
-* [[Mozambique Off-grid Knowledge Hub]]: One-stop for all information related to renewable energy in Mozambique
+*[[Solar Home System Market Size in Mozambique|'''Solar Home System Market Size in Mozambique''']]
+*[[Solar Home System Challenges for the Private Sector in Mozambique|'''Solar Home System Challenges for the Private Sector in Mozambique''']]
 === References ===
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	The most common use of mobile money is for cash withdrawals (most probably remittance money, 91%) and cash transfer (18%). Only 27% use it for utility payments and 9% for goods payment.		The most common use of mobile money is for cash withdrawals (most probably remittance money, 91%) and cash transfer (18%). Only 27% use it for utility payments and 9% for goods payment.
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		+	Mobile payment is still costly in Mozambique and this directly impacts the cost of the solar home system for the end consumers<ref>Catruza, J. (2021). [[Webinar Series: Statuesque and Market Potential of Off-grid Renewables in Mozambique\|Webinar on State of Play: Solar Home System Market in Mozambique.]] </ref>.

	'''Click [https://www.gsma.com/coverage/#3958 here] to see the network coverage maps in Mozambique.'''		'''Click [https://www.gsma.com/coverage/#3958 here] to see the network coverage maps in Mozambique.'''

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	=== Introduction ===		=== Introduction ===
	This article provides a snapshot of the SHS market in [[Mozambique- Country Information\|Mozambique]] particularly the consumer insights i.e awareness level, willingness to pay and access to finance of the consumers. For information about [[Solar Home System Market Size in Mozambique\|market size]], [[Solar Home System Market Landscape in Mozambique\|actors active in the market]] and other market insights, click '''[[Mozambique Solar Hub\|here]].'''		This article provides a snapshot of the SHS market in [[Mozambique- Country Information\|Mozambique]] particularly the consumer insights i.e awareness level, willingness to pay and access to finance of the consumers. For information about [[Solar Home System Market Size in Mozambique\|market size]], [[Solar Home System Market Landscape in Mozambique\|actors active in the market]] and other market insights, click '''[[Mozambique Solar Hub\|here]].'''

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 === Solar Home System - Consumer Insights ===
-'''Consumer awareness for SHS:''' Although there is a high consumer awareness for SHS products (68%), only 30% prefer SHS over the national grid electricity. Nevertheless, there is a significant percentage that is looking to buy solar products for lighting in the near future (37%) <ref name=":0">USAID, “Can Mozambican Household Afford SHS? Insights from a Local Survey.”</ref>.
+'''Consumer awareness for SHS:''' Although there is a high consumer awareness for SHS products (68%), only 30% prefer SHS over the national grid electricity. Nevertheless, there is a significant percentage that is looking to buy solar products for lighting in the near future (37%) <ref name=":0">USAID. “Can Mozambican Household Afford SHS? Insights from a Local Survey,” 2020. https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00WJJH.pdf</ref>.
-'''Ability and willingness to pay''': On average, a rural Mozambican household spends USD 12 on energy expenses (lighting, phone charging and radio) per month. An urban household spends USD 13<ref>Economic Consulting Associates and Greenlight, “Off-Grid Solar Market Assessment in Mozambique.”</ref> (based on a 2018 survey) monthly on average. Thus, the current energy expenditure could also cover PAYGO SHS with monthly instalments as low as USD 6 for low Tier SHS<ref>Based on the average price for a SHS with lights, battery, charger and a radio.</ref>. Furthermore, 60% of the households stated their willingness to pay over USD 12.5 per month for SHS with radio. Willingness to pay is highest in Nampula, Inhambane and Sofala provinces<ref name=":0" />.
+'''Ability and willingness to pay''': On average, a rural Mozambican household spends USD 12 on energy expenses (lighting, phone charging and radio) per month. An urban household spends USD 13<ref>Economic Consulting Associates, and Greenlight. “Off-Grid Solar Market Assessment in Mozambique,” 2018. https://www.lightingafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Mozambique_off-grid-assessment.pdf</ref> (based on a 2018 survey) monthly on average. Thus, the current energy expenditure could also cover PAYGO SHS with monthly instalments as low as USD 6 for low Tier SHS<ref>Based on the average price for a SHS with lights, battery, charger and a radio.</ref>. Furthermore, 60% of the households stated their willingness to pay over USD 12.5 per month for SHS with radio. Willingness to pay is highest in Nampula, Inhambane and Sofala provinces<ref name=":0" />.
 In general, 59% of the potential customers have unstable income due to high dependence on agriculture. This could impact their default rates especially for PAYGO. In terms of monthly expenditure, 55% stated that their expenditure is fixed<ref name=":0" />.
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 Most of the products (mostly low Tier) are bought using one-time cash payment (75%). As the consumers move to higher Tiers, there is a switch to PAYGO. The households that pay instalments also pay on average more than USD 7.5 every month<ref name=":0" />.
-'''Access to finance''': Overall, access to financial services is increasing largely due to mobile money but still varies greatly from one province to another. As of 2019, 21% of Mozambicans had access to formal institutions such as banks; 22% had access to other non-bank institutes such as micro finance, saving and credit cooperatives, mobile money and pension funds; 11% to informal savings groups called Xitiques and 46% did not have access to any<ref name=":1">Finscope, “Mozambique: Finscope Consumer Survey Report 2019.”</ref>. For more information about access to consumer finance, please refer to this chapter<ref name=":1" />.
+'''Access to finance''': Overall, access to financial services is increasing largely due to mobile money but still varies greatly from one province to another. As of 2019, 21% of Mozambicans had access to formal institutions such as banks; 22% had access to other non-bank institutes such as micro finance, saving and credit cooperatives, mobile money and pension funds; 11% to informal savings groups called Xitiques and 46% did not have access to any<ref name=":1">Finscope. “Mozambique: Finscope Consumer Survey Report 2019,” 2020. https://finmark.org.za/system/documents/files/000/000/155/original/Mozambique_Survey-2020-07-311.pdf?1597303567</ref>. For more information about access to consumer finance, please refer to this chapter<ref name=":1" />.
 The table below shows the breakdown of access to finance by province.<ref name=":1" />

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 This section provides an insight into the awareness level, willingness to pay and access to finance of the consumers.
-'''Consumer awareness for SHS:''' Although there is a high consumer awareness for SHS products (68%), only 30% prefer SHS over the national grid electricity. Nevertheless, there is a significant percentage that is looking to buy solar products for lighting in the near future (37%) <ref>USAID, “Can Mozambican Household Afford SHS? Insights from a Local Survey.”</ref>.
+'''Consumer awareness for SHS:''' Although there is a high consumer awareness for SHS products (68%), only 30% prefer SHS over the national grid electricity. Nevertheless, there is a significant percentage that is looking to buy solar products for lighting in the near future (37%) <ref name=":0">USAID, “Can Mozambican Household Afford SHS? Insights from a Local Survey.”</ref>.
-'''Ability and willingness to pay''': On average, a rural Mozambican household spends USD 12 on energy expenses (lighting, phone charging and radio) per month. An urban household spends USD 13 (based on a 2018 survey) monthly on average. Thus, the current energy expenditure could also cover PAYGO SHS with monthly instalments as low as USD 6 for low Tier SHS. Furthermore, 60% of the households stated their willingness to pay over USD 12.5 per month for SHS with radio. Willingness to pay is highest in Nampula, Inhambane and Sofala provinces.
+'''Ability and willingness to pay''': On average, a rural Mozambican household spends USD 12 on energy expenses (lighting, phone charging and radio) per month. An urban household spends USD 13<ref>Economic Consulting Associates and Greenlight, “Off-Grid Solar Market Assessment in Mozambique.”</ref> (based on a 2018 survey) monthly on average. Thus, the current energy expenditure could also cover PAYGO SHS with monthly instalments as low as USD 6 for low Tier SHS<ref>Based on the average price for a SHS with lights, battery, charger and a radio.</ref>. Furthermore, 60% of the households stated their willingness to pay over USD 12.5 per month for SHS with radio. Willingness to pay is highest in Nampula, Inhambane and Sofala provinces<ref name=":0" />.