Maputo, 9 Nov (AIM) – Mozambique may reduce the volume of its cooking gas imports by 70 percent, with the domestic production of this type of fuel starting next year, according to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Carlos Zacarias.
The project by the South African petrochemical giant Sasol will be responsible for generating 30,000 tonnes of cooking gas a year, which should supply much of the market demand.
According to Zacarias, who was visiting the facilities where the future hydrocarbon processing plant will be set up, in Inhassoro district, in the southern province of Inhambane, cited in Thursday’s issue of the Maputo daily “Notícias”, “everything is being done so that the project is ready by 2024.”
Zacarias explained that it was a fundamental project considering the impact that is expected when the unit starts operating. He said that work on building the plant is considerably advanced and should be completed next year.
The project is the result of the production sharing agreement, which provides for the building of an infrastructure that will guarantee the generation of 23 million gigajoules a year to feed the Temane Thermal Power Station, as well as another that should stimulate the production of cooking gas, at an estimated cost of 700 million US dollars.
Sasol announced recently that the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA Project) is ready to power the Temane Thermal Power Plant (CTT), to generate 450 megawatts of electricity and produce excess gas for export.
(AIM)
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