Ilha do Fogo, a 42ha island off the coast of Mozambique, has fully transitioned to 100% renewable energy.
The island is a safe haven for one of the world’s most vulnerable marine species –sea turtles. In order to protect Ilha do Fogo’s habitat for all wildlife, the island’s directors vowed to keep the island as low-impact on the environment as possible.
Many islands are powered almost entirely by fossil fuels, however the environmental impact of producing this type of energy went against everything the Fire Island Conservation team is working towards.
The NPO’s Chief of Operations, Jan van Deventer, said: “Running Ilha do Fogo purely on solar energy just makes sense. We had already developed a number of solar stills to harvest fresh water on the island, so the transition to run all our energy needs on solar power was the logical next step.”
The 120KW solar plant was installed on Ilha do Fogo in November 2022. Although the island has accommodation for guests in…
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