Maputo, July 21, 2026 (Lusa) - Mozambique's government on Tuesday approved the 2026–2030 Integrated Investment Programme and measures to expand the capacity of the port of Maputo, with a view to boosting the country's industrialisation and economic growth.
Speaking at the end of the 21st ordinary session of the cabinet, held in Maputo, the cabinet spokesperson, Salim Valá, explained that the 2026–2030 Integrated Investment Programme is one of the main instruments for implementing the 2025–2044 National Development Strategy and the government's 2025–2029 Five-Year Programme.
«Its purpose is to transform investment into a driver of development and lay the foundations for Mozambique's economic independence,» he said.
According to the government, the programme aims to ensure that investment projects contribute to the country's industrialisation, job creation, the development of human capital, the reduction of regional inequalities and the improvement of the population's living conditions.
At the same meeting, the cabinet approved a resolution authorising the minister responsible for ports to set up a technical team to negotiate with the Maputo Port Development Company, the country's largest port, the terms of the fifth addendum to the concession contract, signed in September 2020.
The government also approved a resolution to create the legal basis for incorporating a new area of the multi-purpose Terminal 9, Phase B, into the Maputo port concession, a measure designed to increase cargo handling capacity at this strategic infrastructure.
Lusa reported in June that the new ore storage infrastructure at the port of Maputo will be able to accommodate one million tonnes per year, boosting the port's capacity following an investment of $9.9 million (€8.5 million).
According to information from the port of Maputo, the Slab 9A facility, which opened around a month ago, forms part of the Dry Bulk Terminal and will enable the port to «meet growing demand» from customers, «strengthen its regional competitiveness and generate significant economic benefits for the country», including the creation of 51 direct and indirect jobs.
It was also announced that Slab 9B is under development, representing an estimated additional investment of $8.7 million (€7.5 million) that will enable the port to continue increasing its capacity and meet sustained demand growth.
The port is also undergoing expansion works on the DP World Maputo Container Terminal, representing an investment of $164 million (€141.7 million), which will increase capacity from the current 225,000 TEU (a unit of measurement equivalent to a standard 20-foot container) to 530,000 TEU per year; work on this project is currently around 45% complete, with operations expected to commence in the first quarter of 2027.
In 2025, the port of Maputo handled a record 32 million tonnes of cargo, an increase of 3.4% over the previous year, as previously announced by the concessionaire.
MPDC is a private Mozambican company resulting from a partnership between the state-owned Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM) and Portus Indico, in which the multinational DP World holds a stake.
MPDC's current concession for the Porto de Maputo is due to run until 13 April 2058, according to the terms of the contract amendment approved in April 2024, with the concessionaire planning to invest $600 million (€514.2 million) in the expansion of port infrastructure over the first three years.
LCE/ADB // ADB.
Lusa
