Maputo, March 17, 2026 (Lusa) - The Mozambique LNG liquefied natural gas (LNG) megaproject led by TotalEnergies in Cabo Delgado plans to contract €3.9 billion in services to companies in Mozambique and employ 7,000 Mozambicans, the LNG consortium announced on Tuesday.
"Giving contract value to the Mozambican company is essential to create jobs for Mozambicans and to supply the industry. This is absolutely important to contribute to the sustainability of the Mozambican industry," the executive director of Mozambique LNG told journalists in Maputo on the sidelines of a presentation of business opportunities for Mozambican companies in that project in the north of the country.
Jean-Pascal Clémençon highlighted the importance of local content for the LNG production consortium, pointing out that in the current construction phase $4.5 billion (€3.9 billion) in services will be contracted to Mozambican suppliers.
The gas exploration megaproject on the Afungi peninsula officially resumed construction of the LNG production and export unit on 29 January, suspended since April 2021, when TotalEnergies triggered the 'force majeure' clause following extremist attacks in Cabo Delgado province, northern Mozambique.
Jean-Pascal Clémençon added that this investment will support local companies over the next nine months of construction of the platform, where at least 4,000 Mozambicans are already working at this time, a number that could increase to 7,000 employees at the peak of construction.
"You can see that local content is very important for Mozambique LNG," said the executive director, ensuring that the project plans to produce gas locally for 25 years.
At stake are national suppliers in the areas of logistics and transport, marine and offshore, facilities management and catering, health, safety and environment, emergency services and offices as well as information and communication technologies, among others.
"Mozambique LNG is just one of the first LNG projects, but there will be others later. Therefore, we believe it is very important to build and strengthen the Mozambican industrial activity locally," said Jean-Pascal Clémençon. The Mozambican President, Daniel Chapo, described on 29 January the resumption of this megaproject, suspended for almost five years, as a symbol of "resilience, courage and determination".
"Today is a day of celebration for Mozambique, for Africa and for the world," Chapo said then, recalling the importance of Mozambique LNG, "one of the largest" on the continent, and underlining the "effective, total and complete resumption" of the project, with natural gas exports expected to start in 2029.
At the time, after visiting the formal resumption of works near the Afungi basin, in the presence of the chairman of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanné, the head of state stressed that the day represented "the victory, resilience, courage and determination of the Mozambican people in the face of adversity".
The project is valued at $20 billion (€17.5 billion) with the capacity to produce 13 million tonnes per year (mtpa) from the Rovuma offshore basin.
"The 'force majeure' is over," said Patrick Pouyanné, in the same speech, underlining that it is TotalEnergies' largest investment in Africa.
Mozambique has three approved megaprojects for the development of LNG reserves in the Rovuma basin, ranked among the largest in the world, off Cabo Delgado, including this one by TotalEnergies and another by ExxonMobil (18 mtpa), worth $30 billion (€26.1 billion), which is awaiting a final investment decision, both in Afungi.
In addition, there is Italy's Eni, which has already been producing about seven mtpa since 2022 from the Coral Sul floating platform, which will be doubled from 2028 with the Coral Norte platform, in an investment of $7.2 billion (€6.2 billion).
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