The Mozambican cement factory Limak Cementos SA’s recently inaugurated a 4.8 MW on-site gas-to-power plant in Matola, Mozambique.

Matola Gas Company (MGC), a subsidiary of Gigajoule, has successfully extended its gas concession in Mozambique from 2029 until 2045.

Gigajoule employees, industry partners and stakeholders celebrated two decades of success. It was an evening of festivities, good food, exceptional live music and sharing of stories.

Safira Mozambique Cerâmica Limitada has invested approximately US$100 million in a terrazzo/ceramics factory in Moamba district’s free economic zone, in Maputo province.

Developers of Matola LNG Terminal intensify talks with potential customers to reach 2023 supply date.

Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) will soon be delivered to a permanently moored Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), in the Matola harbour. This facility will be connected to a gas-fired power plant in the Beluluane Industrial Park and, via the Matola Gas Company (MGC) infrastructure, to the South African gas network. The availability of a new source of much needed natural gas and power will fuel the economic growth in Mozambique and the Southern African region.

MGC and Gigawatt have been sponsoring the Mozambican football Youth Academy since 2009. This year, 2017, MGC and Gigawatt also became the proud sponsors of Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol. Costa do Sol is the club with the most trophy wins in Mozambique.

The Ai Infrastructure Project Developer Awards were designed to recognise and reward excellence amongst Africa’s project developers to a P an-African and global infrastructure investment audience.

The Ai African Developer of the Year category was open to African infrastructure project developers, including contracting and consulting engineers working as developers or in joint ventures or partnerships with developers.

The official inauguration on Friday of a 120MW gas-fired power station at Ressano Garcia, on the border between South Africa and Mozambique, marks the beginning of a new era for power generation in Southern Africa.

President Nyusi explained that the new power station results from a partnership between the government and the private sector, showing the importance of public/private partnerships.