Decree No. 10/2020 approving the Licensing Regulation for Electrical Plants. Country/Territory Mozambique Document type Regulation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Boletim da República, I Série, No. 56. Subject Energy Keyword Energy conservation/energy production Authorization/permit Classification/declassification Offences/penalties Standards Environmental planning Enforcement/compliance Transport/storage Policy/planning Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Decree approves the Licensing Regulation for Electrical Plants. This Regulation, consisting of 112 articles divided into twelve Chapters and one Annex, aims at setting the standards to be met for authorizing though licences the establishment and operation of plants for the production, transportation, transformation, distribution and use of electricity for any purpose or service. In addition, it establishes the classification of plants divided into 10 categories, specifying the plants that require licensing, and regulating the licence requirements for the establishment of the electrical plants, the licensing for the exploration or use of the electrical plants, the modification and expansion of the plant, the transfer of licences, the conditions for the establishment of electrical plants and the obligations of the concessionaires or owners, the responsibilities and instruments for electrical measures, setting the establishment and operating fees as well as the sanctioning regime. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org