The business confederation CTA, represented by the Industrial Association of Mozambique (AIMO) and the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (APME), met with the oil company Eni last Friday and the parties agreed to strengthen the dissemination of information on procurement opportunities.

The basic idea is to enable Mozambican small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to take greater advantage of business opportunities in the extractive industry sector.

The President of CTA's Natural Resources and Energy Department, Simone Santi, stressed the need to revitalize the bi-monthly Local Content Plan monitoring meetings, including the follow-up of the Procurement Plan, stressing that "there is no Local Content without procurement".

He also referred to the ongoing work, led by the CTA, to update the database of Mozambican companies with the capacity to supply goods and services of the quality required by multinationals.

On the occasion, the President of APME, Osvaldo Maute, suggested that ENI support the training and capacity building of national SMEs, so that they acquire the necessary skills to take advantage of the opportunities.

For his part, the Vice President of AIMO, Paulo Chibanga, invited ENI to visit the Metalworking Training Center, in order to learn about the work carried out by this institution.

ENI also said that it currently has 23 people working in the Procurement Department based in Mozambique.

ENI is willing to work with APME to create a list of suppliers that can be accepted for participation in the multinational's tenders.

With regard to the Bidding Plan for 2025, ENI revealed that 56 bids are currently underway with Mozambican companies, corresponding to an approximate value of USD 800 million, with 40 more bids expected to be launched, for an additional amount of around USD 340 million.