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According to the forecasts set out by the government in the document, which will be discussed over the next few weeks in the first ordinary parliamentary session of the legislature, this growth contrasts with the starting base of 3.30 mtpa in 2024.
Mozambique plans to increase production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 500% in five years, to 20 million tonnes per year (mtpa), according to data from the government’s Five Year Programme 2025 – 2029 (PGQ) accessed by Lusa on Tuesday.
According to the forecasts set out by the government in the document, which will be discussed over the next few weeks in the first ordinary parliamentary session of the legislature, this growth contrasts with the starting base of 3.30 mtpa in 2024.
Another objective of the PQG, the first of the executive led by President Daniel Chapo, who took office in January, sets the target of increasing the number of contracts signed for hydrocarbon research from the current seven to 16 in 2029.
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Mozambique has three development projects approved for the exploration of natural gas reserves in the Rovuma basin, classified as among the largest in the world, off the coast of Cabo Delgado, including one by TotalEnergies, still suspended due to security concerns on the Afungi peninsula, with only the one led by the Italian company Eni in production, with a forecast of doubling volumes.
