Electricity production from solar parks in Mozambique fell 4.6% in 2025, following the previous year’s record, but remained above the government’s projections, according to official data.
According to preliminary data on last year’s execution from the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, from six main parks and several others of smaller size in systems isolated from the national grid, solar electricity production reached 101,178 Megawatt-hours (MWh) in 2024, falling to 96,485 MWh in 2025, representing nearly 1% of total national production.
Despite the drop, which followed the 18.6% growth from 2023 to 2024, production from solar parks exceeded the government’s target of 94,486 MWh in 2025.
Mozambique will invest 12 million dollars (10.3 million euros), in partnership with the South Korean government, to build a photovoltaic power plant in Tete province, in the center of the country, it was announced this month.
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The Construction Project for the Photovoltaic Power Plant in Nkantha Village, Chifunde District, launched today, has an expected completion time of eight months, a note from the Energy Fund (Funae), the Mozambican public institution responsible for the initiative, states.
According to the document, the project, budgeted at about 12 million dollars, with a capacity to produce up to 750 kilowatts of energy, is the result of an agreement between the Government of Mozambique and the Government of South Korea, through the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology, and will benefit more than 1,200 families.
“The initiative will strengthen energy access in rural areas, boosting sustainable socioeconomic development,” the note reads.
For Funae, 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 that it intends to move forward by 2030 with solar plants in at least five points of the country, estimating the introduction of 1,000 MW of electrical production capacity into the grid, promising a “true solar revolution.”
