[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”2417″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Fifty solar water pumps with irrigation kits are now installed and operating in Cabo Delgado since the end of May this year. Twenty-five more will be installed over the coming month on June.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The figure, in isolation, may seem modest. Its significance lies in the context it sits within.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In Cabo Delgado, access to energy remains one of the principal constraints on rural development. Mozambique’s national electrification rate reached 60.1% in 2024 \u2014 50.5% from the grid and 9.6% off-grid \u2014 but the province falls well short of that average, with coverage recorded at just 26.6% as of 2023. For farmers, this means manual irrigation, limited productivity, and a hard ceiling on what any given season can deliver.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In 2025, the Mozambique LNG Foundation launched an integrated renewable energy program in the districts of Balama, Montepuez, and Namuno, built around three components: solar home systems aimed at reaching 28,000 off-grid households; the installation of 50 solar energy systems in public facilities, primarily rural health centers; and the promotion of productive uses of energy \u2014 including solar irrigation and electric mobility for small businesses. A Mozambican energy services company has established itself in Cabo Delgado to provide long-term technical support and maintenance. Implementation is coordinated with provincial authorities and articulated with other ongoing development partner initiatives in the region.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The 50 pumps installed are part of the productive-use component. Each one means water on demand, reduced physical labor, and a tangible change in what a smallholding can grow and sell.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Renewable energy is not an end in itself. It is a structural enabler \u2014 of more effective services, stronger agriculture, and more resilient local economies across the province.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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