A portuguesa Galp vai colocar à venda 40% da sua participação no bloco de exploração ao largo da Namíbia, onde, recentemente, fez uma importante descoberta de petróleo. De acordo com a imprensa internacional, a informação foi avançada por fontes anónimas, não autorizadas a falar com a mídia. A Galp detém uma participação de 80% e...
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Açucareira da Maragra retoma produção da cana sacarina com apoio de concorrente
A açucareira da Maragra retomou a produção da cana sacarina após um ano de paralisação de actividades. Para já, as primeiras produções serão processada na concorrente açucareira de Xinavane. A açucareira da Maragra, no distrito da Manhiça, província de Maputo, suspendeu as suas actividades na sequência da destruição de maquinário, devido às chuvas que causaram...
Câmara de Comércio de Moçambique defende mais investimentos na indústria de processamento
O Presidente da Câmara do Comércio de Moçambique, convidou na última quinta-feira (18), em Nampula, norte do País, ao sector empresarial e diversos parceiros para assumirem maior dinamismo no fomento da produção e da micro, pequena e média indústria de processamento para dar resposta aos desafios do desenvolvimento. Falando durante o Fórum de Negócios, organizado...
BM e BAD querem levar energia para 300 milhões de pessoas até 2030
O Banco Mundial (BM) e o Banco Africano de Desenvolvimento (BAD) firmaram uma parceria com o objectivo de fornecer acesso à electricidade a mais de 300 milhões de pessoas em África até 2030. O BM será responsável por levar energia a 250 milhões de pessoas através de sistemas de energia renovável ou da rede de...
Ninety percent of the seed circulating in the country is believed to be fake - study
Around 90% of the seed circulating in the country is thought to be fake and of dubious provenance. This is the conclusion of a study carried out by the Association for the Promotion of the Seed Sector in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The document, quoted by Rádio Moçambique,...
Mphanda Nkuwa seeks funding in the US
The Director of the Mpanda Nkuwa Hydroelectric Project, Carlos Yum, revealed that he has shared the project's progress with the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to seek funding. Quoted by Notícias, Yum said that the state's participation in the project should be seen in the long term, with the prospect of...
Maputo municipality sets 30-day deadline for licensing works without a building permit
Over the next 30 days, the Maputo City Council expects to license around 500 illegally built or irregular construction projects in all the municipal districts of the country's capital. To this end, CMCM launched yesterday (18) a campaign for the mass regularization of illegal or irregular construction work up to the fourth floor, with...
South African PetroSA expects to receive its first shipment of Mozambican gas by the end of this year
South African state oil and gas company PetroSA expects to receive the first shipment of gas from an agreement with Mozambique's Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH) by the end of this year, the authorities said, quoted by Reuters. This effort, according to the oil company, is aimed at boosting gas supplies before...
In Nhamatanda PNG assists 1,250 farmers by providing seeds
Around 1,250 farmers have been assisted by Gorongosa National Park through the provision of 30 tons of seeds of various crops, such as maize, peanuts, sesame, beans and others. According to Profundus newspaper, PNG has also contributed to the Sustainable Livelihood Development Program (SLDP) to increase production...
Area 4: ExxonMobil still no date for final investment decision, but there are guarantees
The US oil company, ExxonMobil, has assured the continuity of its natural gas projects in Area 4 of the Rovuma basin, in the north of the country, assuring that it is still "carefully" analyzing the dates for making the final investment decision. The assurance was given by Walter Kansteiner, ExxonMobil's vice-president for External Relations, while speaking to journalists...