Mozambique’s government approved on Tuesday, 21 July, the Integrated Investment Programme 2026-2030 and a set of measures to expand the capacity of the Port of Maputo, in a move aimed at accelerating the country’s industrialisation and economic growth, according to the Portuguese news agency Lusa.
Speaking at the close of the 21st ordinary session of the Council of Ministers, held in Maputo, government spokesman Salim Valá said the Integrated Investment Programme 2026-2030 is one of the principal instruments for delivering the National Development Strategy 2025-2044 and the Government’s Five-Year Programme 2025-2029.
“Its purpose is to transform investment into the engine of development and to create the foundations for Mozambique’s economic independence,” Valá said.
According to the executive, the programme is designed to ensure that investment projects contribute to the country’s industrialisation, job creation, human capital development, reduction of regional inequalities, and improvement of living conditions for the population.
At the same session, the Council of Ministers approved a resolution authorising the minister responsible for transport and logistics to form a technical team to negotiate with the Mozambique Port Development Company (MPDC) — the concessionaire of the country’s largest port — the terms of the fifth amendment to the concession contract, originally concluded in September 2020.
The Cabinet also approved a separate resolution to create the legal framework for incorporating a new area, the Multipurpose Terminal 9 Phase B, into the Port of Maputo concession, a measure intended to increase the port’s cargo-handling capacity.
Lusa reported in June that new mineral storage infrastructure at the Port of Maputo will be capable of accommodating one million tonnes per year, bolstering the port’s capacity following an investment of US$9.9 million.
According to the concessionaire, the Slab 9A facility — inaugurated approximately one month ago — forms part of the Dry Bulk Terminal and is designed to “respond to growing customer demand, reinforce the port’s regional competitiveness, and generate significant economic benefits for the country,” including the creation of 51 direct and indirect jobs.
MPDC added that Slab 9B was under development, with an additional estimated investment of US$8.7 million, which will further expand capacity and address sustained growth in demand.
In parallel, expansion works are under way at the DP World Maputo Container Terminal, involving a US$164 million investment that will increase annual capacity from the current 225,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) to 530,000 TEUs. The project has reached approximately 45% completion, with operations expected to commence in the first quarter of 2027.
The Port of Maputo set a record in 2025, handling 32 million tonnes of cargo — a 3.4% increase on the previous year, the concessionaire previously announced.
MPDC is a Mozambican private company formed through a partnership between the state-owned Ports and Railways of Mozambique (CFM) and Portus Indico, in which multinational DP World holds a stake.
The current concession granted to MPDC is set to run until 13 April 2058, under the terms of a contract amendment approved in April 2024. The concessionaire has committed to investing US$600 million in port infrastructure expansion during the first three years of the agreement.
Source: Diário Económico
Original article: https://www.diarioeconomico.co.mz/2026/07/22/economia/investimento/governo-aprova-programa-integrado-de-investimento-2026-2030-e-medidas-para-expandir-porto-de-maputo/
