The Director of Research and Production at the National Hydrocarbons Company (ENH), Rudêncio Morais, predicted on Tuesday (03) that natural gas production in the Búzi basin, in the central province of Sofala, could begin in 2026, once the customer has already been secured. The product will also be used to feed the Sofala thermoelectric plant,...
The Ministry of Economy and Finance commissioned a study from Green Light which preliminarily attested to the existence of agricultural capacity in Portugal to produce biofuel for domestic consumption that would justify a reduction in imports. The work was carried out as part of the measures in the Economic Acceleration Package (PAE), which recommends...
Last week, a Mozambican delegation signed a memorandum with the Brazilian Union of Biodiesel and Biokerosene (Ubrabio) making it possible to share technologies for setting up a biodiesel production industry in Mozambique. Mozambique does not yet produce biodiesel, but it does have a policy of mixing biodiesel and fossil diesel. The country intends to replicate...
The climate crisis is accelerating the degradation of African soils and increasing their acidity. This is contributing to poor soil productivity. Investments to prepare soils for agriculture cost the continent 68 billion US dollars. Currently, 65% of cropland is degraded, which...
Mozambique will produce 70% of cooking gas to feed the domestic market from the end of this year, the National Director of Hydrocarbons and Fuels at the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME) said on Thursday in Maputo. According to Moisés Paulino João, the fuel will be produced with the start-up of...
Mozambique expects to produce more than 329,040 tons of graphite next year, the raw material needed to produce batteries for electric vehicles, an increase of more than 180% compared to this year's performance, according to the government's forecast. In the document supporting the proposal for the Economic and Social Plan of the State Budget (PESOE) for 2024, consulted...
The Partnership for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) suggests that the African continent produce its own anti-covid vaccines. The idea is related to the need to end supply problems. However, the continent is still dealing with obstacles to stop being a pharmaceutical testing ground and create its own immunizers....