Construction works on the 450MW Temane fuel and power 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, includes building of Temane-Maputo energy line, and an LPG plant. Supply for the power and LPG facilities will come from the PSA challenge and involves an funding of US $760 million from Sasol.
The project upon completion will present 30,000 tonnes per yr of LPG, accounting for greater than 70% of native demand and lowering the necessity for imports. Gas will go to the 450 MW Temane power plant. The PSA may even produce 4,000 barrels per day of sunshine oil. PSA will begin producing in 2024. Power supplies are expected in 2025.
Potential prospects
Sasol Petroleum Mozambique is the operator of the PSA. It covers three fields: Inhassoro, Pande and Temane. diaphragm seal consists of growth wells and a processing facility. The Instituto Nacional de Petróleo (INP) has reported the PSA discoveries have gas 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 provide 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 clients. pressure gauge include Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA). EDM has raised the potential of increasing power exports to Zimbabwe from January 2025, when CTT begins up. The Mozambique firm has also mentioned supplies from CTT to Eswatini and South Africa’s Eskom.
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