Construction of Mozambique's first cooking gas production unit in Temane, in the southern province of Inhambane, is progressing significantly and production should begin next year. The unit will have a capacity of 23 million Gigajoules of natural gas per year, which will result in 30...
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Government wants to accelerate pace of electrification to ensure universal access by 2030
The Mozambican government on Monday defended the acceleration of the "pace" of electrification in the country, with the aim of achieving universal access to electricity by 2030. The information was provided by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Carlos Zacarias, who was speaking during the opening of the eighth coordinating council of the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, which...
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The supply of fuel during the festive season is at risk - warn operators
"Fuel supplies in Mozambique are precarious and are already putting supplies at risk during the Christmas and summer vacation periods," the operators warned in a letter sent last week to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Carlos Zacarias. According to the document that the newspaper "Carta" had access to, the shortage...
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Mozambique wants full membership in the Forum of Gas Producing Countries
The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Carlos Zacarias, has expressed his country's interest in becoming a full member of the Gas Producing Countries Forum (GECF), according to a statement from the Mozambican government. Zacarias made his intention known during a meeting with the secretary general of the GECF, Mohamed Hamel, as part of the...
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Mozambique participates in the Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries
The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Carlos Zacarias, will represent Mozambique at the Forum of gas exporting countries, starting Tuesday in Egypt. This is the first time that the country participates in the event after becoming an observer last February. According to Radio Mozambique the meeting will discuss, among other issues, the global vision...
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Extractive Industry: Government to clarify community rights
The process of establishing a legal instrument that clarifies the rights of local communities hosting extractive industry projects in the country is underway. The information was advanced by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Carlos Zacarias, during the launch of the tenth independent report of the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, referring to the...
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Total Petroleum: Government expects positive answer on resumption of activities
The government believes that by the end of this year, there will be a positive response from oil company Total, about the resumption of activities in the Afungi peninsula, Cabo Delgado province, said an official source. The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Carlos Zacarias, points out the improvement of security conditions as a determinant factor for the restart of activities in the peninsula.
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Mozambique hosts 7th Gas and Energy Summit
The Joaquim Chissano International Conference Center, will host on the 14th and 15th of September of this year, the 7th Mozambique Gas and Energy Summit and Exhibition. National and international leaders of the industry will be gathered in the city of Maputo to discuss policies, project developments and the energy transition with the aim of...
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Government defends the adoption of a strategic vision in hydrocarbon exploration
The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Carlos Zacarias, defended on Thursday, in Bilene, Gaza province, the need to adopt a strategic vision that guarantees that the hydrocarbon exploration, such as gas and oil, benefits the country, while supplying the regional and global markets. The governor affirmed to be...
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Mozambique says it has increased responsibility in energy transition
The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Carlos Zacarias, said yesterday that the country has increased responsibilities in boosting the energy transition because it starts this year to produce liquefied natural gas in the Rovuma basin, north of the country. "The present year should be marked, among other events, by the beginning, for the first time in Mozambique, of the...