Mozambique Epicentre Embraces Solar Energy

The Hunger Project’s (THP’s) partners at the Zuza Epicentre in Mozambique are the first of all our epicentres to embrace solar energy.

Zuza’s Epicentre Committee considered the two best options for bringing electricity to their community to pump water and provide light: a generator or solar panels.

They chose solar energy because it is a clean and renewable source of energy. Though it has higher costs initially, the maintenance is easy and low cost, and panels can last up to 20 years when well maintained. Although initial costs are lower for a generator, maintenance costs, like fuel, are high. Moreover, generators only last about five years and have a greater environmental impact.

The Hunger Project-Senegal is exploring expanding this programme to other epicentres.