Mozambique’s Energy Fund (Funae) plans to install a vehicle natural gas refuelling station and a vehicle conversion facility in the district of Moamba, Maputo Province, with the aim of expanding the refuelling network and reducing dependence on stations currently concentrated in the city of Maputo.
The announcement was made by the President of the Energy Fund (Funae), Mety Gondola, during a working visit to Moamba district, as reported on Friday (17) by Lusa.
“People who live in Boane or Marracuene should be able to leave home and, whenever they need to refuel, find a network of stations offering this service, giving them greater autonomy,” he said.
According to Gondola, the first facility will be installed next to an existing former Funae station in the district. It will supply vehicle natural gas to motorists while helping reduce reliance on the main refuelling points located in Maputo city.
“Here, in addition to installing the gas refuelling infrastructure, we will also establish a facility dedicated to converting vehicles to run on natural gas,” Gondola explained, adding that the technological process required for the project has already been defined.
On 11 May, President Daniel Chapo announced that Mozambique would launch a National Vehicle Natural Gas Expansion Programme later this year while delivering more than 190 new gas-powered buses. He stated that this domestically produced resource is already transforming the lives of Mozambicans.
Mozambique has three approved megaprojects for developing the natural gas reserves of the Rovuma Basin, off the coast of Cabo Delgado Province, which are among the largest in the world.
These include the TotalEnergies project, valued at approximately US$20 billion, with an expected production capacity of 13 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year.
The portfolio also includes the ExxonMobil-led project, estimated at US$30 billion and designed to produce 18 million tonnes of LNG annually, which is awaiting a final investment decision for the Afungi development.
In addition, the Coral Sul FLNG project, operated by Italy’s Eni, has been producing around 3.4 million tonnes of LNG per year since 2022. Production capacity is expected to increase with the Coral Norte floating platform, scheduled to begin operations in 2028 as part of a US$7.2 billion (€6.37 billion) investment. Eni is also studying the development of a third floating LNG unit.
Source: Diário Económico
