The Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA) is seeking to strengthen partnerships with American companies to increase the participation of domestic small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the value chain of oil and gas projects.
According to Lusa, the interest was expressed during a meeting in Maputo between CTA representatives and a delegation from the Texas-Africa Chamber of Commerce (TXACC), which is visiting the country to explore business cooperation and investment opportunities.
CTA Executive Director Teresa Muenda explained that the organisation intends to leverage the experience of American companies to help Mozambican SMEs identify business opportunities linked to large-scale investments in the energy sector. "We wanted, through our visit, to build closer ties with American business people so we could share experiences on how we can also capitalise on this new resource — gas — that has been discovered in our country," she said.
According to Muenda, the rapprochement stems from a memorandum of understanding signed between CTA and TXACC following a visit by Mozambican business leaders to the United States in August. The agreement provides for the exchange of business information and the creation of conditions for developing partnerships between companies from both countries.
For CTA, one of the main objectives is to ensure that domestic companies can integrate more effectively into the supply chains associated with gas projects currently under development in the country. "We hope that tangible results will emerge and that partnerships will be developed with our business community across various sectors," Teresa Muenda said.
Beyond oil and gas, the business organisation identifies cooperation opportunities in agribusiness, livestock, manufacturing, mining, construction, technology, and data centres. In the agricultural sector, CTA aims to attract knowledge and investment to increase local processing capacity and reduce post-harvest losses. "One of our greatest challenges and one of our biggest bets is to achieve processing of our agricultural products and, consequently, reduce post-production losses," Muenda added.
The current visit by the American delegation also serves as preparation for a broader US business mission scheduled to take place between 26 and 30 October, with activities in Maputo and Nampula. For his part, Texas-Africa Chamber of Commerce President Joshua Mumba stated that the organisation intends to build a solid commercial relationship with Mozambique and identify concrete areas for American investment. Sectors highlighted include mining, construction, technology, data centres, and oil and gas.
Mozambique is home to the Coral Sul FLNG, operated by Eni and in production since 2022, the Mozambique LNG project led by TotalEnergies, and the Coral Norte FLNG — projects expected to significantly increase the production and export of liquefied natural gas in the coming years.
Greater integration of domestic SMEs into these investments is identified by the private sector as one of the key conditions for increasing local content, creating employment, and ensuring that a larger share of the value generated by megaprojects remains within the Mozambican economy.
Source: Diário Económico
Original article: https://www.diarioeconomico.co.mz/2026/09/09/negocios/empresas/cta-procura-parcerias-com-empresas-dos-eua-para-integrar-pme-no-sector-do-gas/
