2025 Mozambique Gas & Energy Exhibition

Mozambique plays a leading role in sub-Saharan Africa’s energy transition, boasting vast potential and large-scale projects in sustainable and renewable energy sectors—including solar, wind, and hydropower. The summit will focus on these projects and associated business opportunities. The 9th Mozambique Gas & Energy Summit and Exhibition was held from November 19–21, 2024, at the Maputo International Convention Centre (MICC) in Maputo, Mozambique. The event brought together national and international energy industry leaders to discuss policy, project development, and energy transition with the Government of Mozambique and local SMEs. It attracted over 3,500 exhibitors, more than 900 conference delegates, over 300 international exhibitors, more than 150 industry experts, and representatives from over 30 countries worldwide. Through its internationally recognized high-profile conferences and exhibitions, the event promotes enterprise and entrepreneurial development in Mozambique and serves as a platform for sharing updates on policies and regulations—as well as information on financial support opportunities available to Mozambican startups. The 2025 Mozambique Gas & Energy Exhibition will also be held at the Maputo International Convention Centre. The exhibition will spotlight Mozambique’s abundant natural gas resources and feature the Government of Mozambique’s release of the latest energy policies and investment environment—providing global enterprises with critical insights for investment decisions. ▍Market Opportunities The Republic of Mozambique covers an area of 801,600 km² and is located in southeastern Africa. It possesses rich natural gas reserves—estimated at 30 trillion cubic feet (≈300 billion m³)—making it the third-largest natural gas reserve holder in Africa and the 13th-largest globally. In recent years, amid global energy structural transformation and surging demand for clean energy, Mozambique’s natural gas sector has demonstrated tremendous growth potential. The Government of Mozambique attaches great importance to the development of the natural gas industry and has introduced a series of preferential policies to attract foreign investment—for example, offering tax reductions and preferential land-use terms. It plans to invest over USD 20 billion in the energy sector over the next decade to encourage domestic and foreign enterprises to engage in natural gas exploration and development in Mozambique. With the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Mozambique is poised to become one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters, and its LNG projects hold broad development prospects. In terms of infrastructure, the government has significantly increased investment to support the natural gas industry. Currently, Mozambique is constructing multiple cross-border natural gas pipelines to deliver gas to neighboring countries such as South Africa and Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, with the maturation of LNG technology, Mozambique is actively planning and building LNG export facilities to enhance the value-added capacity of its natural gas. The Coral FLNG project is located offshore in the Rovuma Basin in northeastern Mozambique—a basin where massive natural gas discoveries have been made since 2010. This project represents a major achievement in China–Mozambique energy cooperation: it is the world’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility operating in water depths exceeding 2,000 meters; Africa’s largest and the world’s second-largest FLNG project; and China National Petroleum Corporation’s (CNPC) single-largest overseas investment. China has become Mozambique’s largest source of foreign investment and its primary trading partner. China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Gas & Power Group has signed a long-term LNG sales and purchase agreement with Mozambique, covering approximately 1.5 million tons per year for a term of 13 years—further solidifying bilateral cooperation in the energy sector.

[Energy Observer] Africa’s New Window for Natural Gas: Why Floating LNG Has Suddenly Taken Center Stage

According to the newly released State of African Energy 2026 Outlook report, Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) is rapidly emerging as the strategic core of Africa’s natural gas development and export. Rapid Expansion of the Energy Landscape The report forecasts that, driven by efforts to close electricity deficits, surging industrial energy demand, and natural gas’s positioning as a “transition fuel,” Africa’s natural gas demand could surge by approximately 60% by 2050 compared to current levels. Faced with this vast blue-ocean market, African countries are urgently seeking to accelerate the conversion of dormant offshore gas fields into tangible, revenue-generating, and power-supplying assets. FLNG: The “Game-Changer” Breaking Land-Based Deadlocks Compared to traditional onshore LNG projects—which often take several years and cost billions of dollars—FLNG’s “accelerator” attributes are becoming increasingly prominent. In-depth industry observation reveals that large-scale onshore projects across Africa frequently confront multiple challenges: ・Difficult social coordination: Complex land acquisition compensation and burdensome security requirements; ・Weak infrastructure: Severe shortages of onshore pipeline networks and port facilities; ・High financial barriers: Stringent financing environments and extreme difficulty obtaining insurance coverage. FLNG, by contrast, offers a fundamentally different “light-asset, high-efficiency” approach. By integrating key processes—including liquefaction, storage, and loading—directly onto offshore platforms, this model drastically reduces onshore engineering scope and associated social coordination costs. African Real-World Practice: FLNG Is Reshaping the “Monetization Speed” of Regional Natural Gas Over the past two years, the concentrated progress of multiple FLNG projects across Africa reflects not only engineering triumphs but also successful validation of the “offshore liquefaction” business model. 1. West Africa: GTA Project—A “Technically Neutral” Solution to Cross-Border Negotiations The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project—straddling the maritime border between Senegal and Mauritania—is a milestone in regional offshore gas commercialization. ・Core Value: FLNG’s suitability is showcased here to its fullest extent. It successfully circumvented complex sovereignty-related disputes over onshore facility siting and construction between the two countries, achieving commercial operations in 2025. ・Insight: For transboundary gas fields, FLNG provides a “neutral and efficient” export mechanism. 2. Central Africa: Congo (Brazzaville) Project—A “Start Small, Scale Up” Rolling Expansion Logic The Congo LNG project exemplifies a highly pragmatic, phased implementation model: ・Phase I (Tango FLNG): Operational since late 2023, it has already completed multiple LNG cargo shipments—successfully transforming associated gas resources into foreign exchange earnings. ・Phase II (Nguya FLNG): A larger-capacity unit scheduled for commissioning within 2025, delivering a quantum leap in liquefaction capacity. ・Insight: Modular expansion significantly eases capital pressure—aligning perfectly with resource-rich countries’ need to “move quickly and continuously” toward foreign exchange generation. 3. Southern Africa: Mozambique—An “Offshore Fortress” Amid Security Risks Mozambique’s FLNG practice is regarded as a paradigm for realizing resource value under conditions of uncertainty.

Mozambique-South Africa LNG Terminal Deal Expected by January

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Rompco expects to finalize a $450 million LNG terminal agreement by January to secure fuel for Sasol's chemical operations. The project involves a floating storage unit off Mozambique to address diminishing domestic gas supplies.

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2026-11-13

Mozambique-South Africa LNG Terminal Deal Expected by January

Mozambique-South Africa LNG Terminal Deal Expected by January

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