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 project.
The venture located in Inhassoro, Inhambane Province, involves building of Temane-Maputo power line, and an LPG plant. pressure gauge 10 bar for the power and LPG amenities will come from the PSA venture and includes an investment of US $760 million from Sasol.
The venture upon completion will provide 30,000 tonnes per 12 months of LPG, accounting for more than 70% of local demand and decreasing the need for imports. Gas will go to the 450 MW Temane power plant. The PSA may also produce four,000 barrels per day of sunshine oil. PSA will begin producing in 2024. Power supplies are expected in 2025.
Potential customers
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. ไดอะแฟรม de Petróleo (INP) has reported the PSA discoveries have gasoline in place volumes of round 2.5-3 trillion cubic toes, with recoverable volumes of 1-1.5 tcf. Sasol has additionally found 30-40 million barrels of liquids.
The Temane power plant will supply energy to Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) underneath a 25-year contract. Sasol and Globeleq closed the financing for the venture 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 possibility of rising energy exports to Zimbabwe from January 2025, when CTT starts up. The Mozambique company has also mentioned provides from CTT to Eswatini and South Africa’s Eskom.
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