Maputo, April 20, 2026 (Lusa) – Electricity production from solar power plants in Mozambique fell by 4.6% in 2025 following the previous year's record, though output remained above government projections, according to official data.

Solar power production reached 101,178 megawatt-hours (MWh) in 2024 before dropping to 96,485 MWh in 2025, representing nearly 1% of total national production. These preliminary figures from the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy cover six main parks and several smaller isolated systems.

Despite the decline, which followed an 18.6% increase between 2023 and 2024, solar output exceeded the government's 2025 target of 94,486 MWh.

Mozambique will invest US$12 million (€10.3 million) in partnership with the South Korean government to build a photovoltaic plant in Tete province, in the centre of the country, it announced this month. The Nkantha village project in the Chifunde district was launched on Monday with a completion deadline of eight months, according to a note from the Energy Fund (Funae), the public institution responsible for the initiative.

The project will have a production capacity of up to 750 kilowatts and will benefit more than 1,200 families. The initiative results from an agreement between the governments of Mozambique and South Korea, through the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology.

"The initiative will strengthen access to energy in rural areas, boosting sustainable socio-economic development," the document says.

Funae said that the project strengthens bilateral relations between the nations and reaffirms Mozambique's commitment to clean and sustainable energy, the expansion of energy access, and community development.

The government of Mozambique previously announced plans to develop solar plants in at least five locations across the country by 2030. Authorities estimate this will introduce 1,000 MW of electricity production capacity into the grid, promising a "true solar revolution".

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