After last year's decline, solar power has again been gaining ground in Mozambique. In the first six months of 2026, the country's photovoltaic parks and systems produced 52,576 megawatt-hours (MWh), a 6.4% increase on the same period in 2025, although this source's contribution to the national electricity mix remains small.
The figures represent a reversal of the trend seen in 2025, when electricity production from solar parks fell by 4.6%, settling at 96,485 MWh. A year earlier, in 2024, the country had reached a record 101,178 MWh.
Despite the fall in 2025, production was above the target set by the Government, which pointed to 94,486 MWh. In that period, solar power continued to account for around 1% of all the electricity produced in Mozambique.
Preliminary data from the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy indicate that the 2025 performance was ensured mainly by six large solar parks operating in the country, complemented by several smaller stand-alone systems. The latter play a particularly important role in areas that remain outside the national electricity grid.
It is against this backdrop that the recovery seen in 2026 arises. Between January and June, solar production rose by 3,153 MWh, compared with the 49,422 MWh recorded during the first six months of last year.
The Mocuba Solar Power Plant, in Zambézia province, continues to occupy a dominant position. Up to June, the facility produced 34,031 MWh, a volume equivalent to approximately two thirds of all the solar energy produced in the country during the period.
Mocuba's performance translates into growth of 7% compared with the first half of 2025.
In the north of the country, the Tetereane Power Plant, located in Cuamba, in Niassa province, has established itself as the second major source of photovoltaic production. The plant generated 17,807 MWh in the first six months of this year, an increase of 5.9% year on year.
The picture, however, was not uniform.
The smaller solar systems installed in Mavago, Muembe and Mecula, also in Niassa, recorded a negative trend. Each produced less than 200 MWh in the period analysed, with falls ranging between 9% and 25%.
Overall, the 52,576 MWh produced up to June correspond to 45% of the annual target set for 2026, fixed at 116,823 MWh.
Despite the growth recorded, the weight of solar power remains limited when compared with the overall volume of electricity produced in Mozambique. In the first six months of the year, the country generated 8.06 million MWh, of which only 0.7% came from solar.
