PURE Rural Mozambique Climate Project: Driving Mozambique’s climate resilience through energy access and climate-smart Productive Use of Renewable Energy Mozambique

The PURE Rural Mozambique Climate Project seeks EUR 37.415 million from the Green Climate Fund to implement 30–40 solar-powered mini-grids and 300–400 climate-smart PURE solutions. The project focuses on strengthening the institutional capacity of Mozambique's National Energy Fund (FUNAE), developing a pipeline of investment-ready projects, and using Results-Based Financing (RBF) to catalyze private sector investment. It targets 66,200 direct and 158,800 indirect beneficiaries, aiming to reduce GHG emissions by 399,131.26 tCO2eq over 25 years while improving rural livelihoods against climate hazards like droughts and cyclones.

• The project aims to deploy 30-40 solar-powered mini-grids and 300-400 climate-smart PURE solutions to provide energy access and strengthen rural livelihoods in Mozambique.
• The project is expected to avoid 399,131.26 tCO2e of greenhouse gas emissions over its 25-year lifetime by replacing diesel generation.
• The project targets 66,200 direct beneficiaries and 158,800 indirect beneficiaries, with a goal that at least 52% of beneficiaries are women.
• Mozambique's energy sector is highly vulnerable to climate change, with hydropower supplying approximately 78% of grid electricity and facing potential output reductions of 10–20% under drying scenarios.
• Rural energy access in Mozambique is critically low, with only approximately 9% of rural households having access to electricity.
• The project will strengthen the institutional, managerial, and fiduciary capacities of FUNAE to enable it to act as a national fund for managing and mobilizing climate finance.
• A Results-Based Financing (RBF) facility will be established to incentivize PURE developers to deploy income-generating, climate-resilient equipment such as solar-powered irrigation, refrigeration, and cold storage.
• The project will utilize a 'Country Platform' approach to coordinate between public institutions, development partners, and financiers to align funding streams and harmonize technical support.
• Climate hazards in Mozambique have caused significant economic damage, with floods and cyclones causing over US$3.8 billion in damage since 2000.
• The total project cost is estimated at 42.050 million Euros, with 37.415 million Euros requested as a grant from the GCF and 4.635 million Euros in co-financing.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2026). PURE Rural Mozambique Climate Project: Driving Mozambique’s climate resilience through energy access and climate-smart Productive Use of Renewable Energy Mozambique. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp290.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. PURE Rural Mozambique Climate Project: Driving Mozambique’s climate resilience through energy access and climate-smart Productive Use of Renewable Energy Mozambique. 2026. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp290.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2026pure, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{PURE Rural Mozambique Climate Project: Driving Mozambique’s climate resilience through energy access and climate-smart Productive Use of Renewable Energy Mozambique}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2026}, month = apr, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp290.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }