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In Germany, rooftop solar installations on large commercial buildings and factories are a familiar sight, the country being a pioneering market for a business model whereby producers sell their excess power to the grid. One prolific project developer in this sector, Enteria, has honed the model through more than 350 installations across Germany. Recently, the company decided to bring it to a new market with abundant sunshine but largely untapped solar power: Mozambique.

Enteria has been active in Mozambique since 2009, initially through Fundação Enteria, which supports community initiatives such as the “Mati Mati” water projects in Inhambane province. Building on this long-standing commitment, the company launched Mozambique’s first commercial solar rooftop project in 2023, installed on the roof of Maputo’s Novare Matola Mall. This flagship installation, a joint venture with South Africa’s Novare, was funded by Enteria’s own capital from successful operations in Germany. While the solar market in Mozambique faces challenges—such as an underdeveloped commercial sector and competition from low-cost, subsidised grid electricity—a recent regulation allowing private producers to sell electricity to the grid signals a promising shift.

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However, this project stood out, given the ample experience of Enteria, the enthusiasm of their partner Novare and the large solar array already running on Novare’s rooftop. GET.invest provided pre-funding support in refining the lease agreement (between Enteria and Novare) and a power purchase agreement (between Novare and the state-owned utility EDM) to align with the new legislation, with help from international and local legal counsel. With these elements in place, the advisors then helped Enteria structure its commercial and industrial business model for the country and prepare investor materials.

GET.invest introduced Enteria to international lenders as well as Mozambican banks that could channel credit through local currency lines. Importantly, during political instability in Mozambique in 2025, the GET.invest team in the country was able to provide concerned lenders with first-hand information on safety conditions around the investment, which stayed unaffected, and the stability of the local currency, which remained stable.

The outcome

The project is approaching bankability with the recent signing of an initial agreement with a local bank—an encouraging milestone that signals growing investor confidence. With €1.25 million in equity capital mobilised and supported by local banks, Enteria has delivered a promising pilot for Novare. This early success positions Enteria as a key player in commercial and industrial (C&I) solar investments in Mozambique. Notably, the capital invested to date represents 20% of the €6.25 million required for the full rollout, laying a strong foundation for future growth.

Ready to move ahead with the engineering work to expand the project, Enteria aims to create a pilot that demonstrates the importance of solidifying the framework for private power provision to the grid to Mozambican regulators. GET.invest is also supporting the company in exploring possibilities to set up an asset company and start developing a pipeline of other rooftop solar projects in the country and elsewhere in Africa. One of the lenders engaged is interested in partnering to finance this broader portfolio.

Enteria hopes to build on the success of the first Mozambican commercial solar rooftop to rally support from financiers, regulators, and commercial and industrial power users eager to be part of the solar future.

Disclaimer: This story was last updated in June 2025.