Construction works on the 450MW Temane fuel and energy venture in Mozambique has begun. The country’s President Filipe Nyusi ceremonially laid the first stone to mark the beginning of the challenge.
The project located in Inhassoro, Inhambane Province, involves building of Temane-Maputo power line, and an LPG plant. เกจวัดแรงดันปั๊มลมpuma for the power and LPG facilities will come from the PSA project and entails an funding of US $760 million from Sasol.
The project upon completion will provide 30,000 tonnes per year of LPG, accounting for more than 70% of local demand and reducing the necessity for imports. Gas will go to the 450 MW Temane power plant. The PSA may also produce 4,000 barrels per day of light oil. PSA will begin producing in 2024. Power provides are expected in 2025.
Potential clients
Sasol Petroleum Mozambique is the operator of the PSA. It covers three fields: Inhassoro, Pande and Temane. Work includes improvement wells and a processing facility. The Instituto Nacional de Petróleo (INP) has reported the PSA discoveries have gas in place volumes of around 2.5-3 trillion cubic feet, with recoverable volumes of 1-1.5 tcf. Sasol has additionally found 30-40 million barrels of liquids.
The Temane power plant will supply power to Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) underneath a 25-year contract. Sasol and Globeleq closed the financing for the challenge in December 2021. EDM has been in discussions with a variety of potential customers. These include Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA). EDM has raised the potential of increasing energy exports to Zimbabwe from January 2025, when CTT starts up. The Mozambique firm has also discussed provides from CTT to Eswatini and South Africa’s Eskom.
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