Sasol Holds Annual Key Local Opportunities Disclosure Event Today
The petrochemical company Sasol is holding today, Wednesday, October 12, in Inhassoro, Inhambane province, the forum for the Presentation of Information and Business Opportunities, as part of the implementation of the Five-Year Local Content Plan (PQCL).
This plan was approved by the government in November 2020 and establishes strategic mechanisms to improve access of Mozambican companies to business opportunities in oil and gas projects.
According to the news portal Profile, as the Operator of the Oil and Gas Production Contract, Sasol has been carrying out several activities under the implementation of the PQCL based on five main pillars, namely: local procurement, local employment, supplier company development programme, support fund for small and medium enterprises and support for research, development and technology transfer.
In its approach on local procurement, Sasol aims to direct spending on the supply of goods and services to domestic companies through the implementation of a preferential procurement procedure.
The Supplier Company Development programme aims to build the capacity of local small and medium enterprises in a number of key areas – including occupational health and safety management, legal compliance and accounting – in order to prepare them to access business opportunities in Sasol and other companies in the sector.
The site adds that Sasol is interested in promoting employment at a local level by developing the technical skills of communities through a basic education focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics, a vocational training programme and a professional development programme.
