TotalEnergies to assess “safety conditions” in Cabo Delgado by end of 2022; New head for Mozambique petroleum regulator INP

Welcome to Zitamar’s daily Mozambique briefing for 22 June 2022

Agenda:

• Today: Day-long ‘High Level Meeting’ on plans for a sovereign wealth fund, bringing together NGOs, academics, the Bank of Mozambique, and state-owned investment bank BNI

• 18-23 June: Speaker of parliament Esperança Bias leads a parliamentary delegation to Vietnam

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The latest from Zitamar News:

TotalEnergies to assess “safety conditions” in Cabo Delgado by end of 2022
TotalEnergies will assess “safety conditions” to determine whether to resume work on its LNG project on Afungi by the end of 2022, and has denied that it demanded a 25km safe area around the project site

New head for Mozambique petroleum regulator as first LNG cargo nears
The Mozambican government has promoted the director of projects and development at petroleum regulator INP to the post of chairman, taking the place of Carlos Zacarias who was appointed minister of mineral resources and energy in March

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Frelimo holding company had cement plant partners expelled from Mozambique, court hears
A court battle between two Chinese companies has exposed the political influence of a company believed to be a major source of funds for Mozambique’s ruling party

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Also in the news:

• Police seized drug operations in Matola (Notícias)

• Mozambique to sign deal to supply workers to Saudi Arabia (Notícias) 

• Industry, Energy and Transport ministries to propose solutions to rising fuel prices (O País)

• Mozambique donates 42 tonnes of food to flood victims in South Africa (Lusa)

• Insurgency continues to disrupt trade between Mozambique and Tanzania (AA)

• Insurgents attacked Nampula to collect recruits (Ikweli)

• Viettel ready to support digitalisation of Mozambique's parliament (AIM)

• Partners threaten to cut funding to education sector in Sofala (VoA)