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President Nyusi inaugurates solar power station
MorePresident Filipe Nyusi on 2 February inaugurated a photo-voltaic power station in the Ngapa administrative post, in Mueda district in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.
Cyclone Ana claims eight lives
MoreEight people died when cyclone Ana struck central and northern Mozambique on 24 and 25 January, and 20,650 people were affected by the storm according to the national relief agency, the National Disaster Management Institute (INGD).
Port of Maputo sets new record for handling cargo
MoreThe Port of Maputo on 26 January declared that in 2021 it set a new record for handling cargo.
Pequenos Libombos reservoir over 80 per cent full
MoreThe Greater Maputo Metropolitan Area will not face water shortages within the next five years, since the reservoir behind the Pequenos Libombos dam (BPL), in Boane district, is over 80 per cent full, according to a report in the Maputo daily “Noticias” on 24 January.
Record year for Kenmare Resources
MoreThe Irish company Kenmare Resources on 13 January reported that last year it produced record levels of titanium minerals and zircon at its mine at Moma, on the coast of the northern Mozambican province of Nampula.
African Development Bank support for agro-industrial processing
MoreThe African Development Bank (ADB) has approved a grant of US$47 million for Mozambique's Pemba-Lichinga Integrated Development Corridor.
European Commission considers classifying natural gas as “green”
MoreThe European Commission has opened consultations on whether natural gas and nuclear power projects should be considered as “green” investments, in a move that could have major implications for the development of Mozambique’s hydrocarbon industry.
World Bank support for social protection
MoreThe World Bank has approved a grant of US$167.5 million to support the Mozambican government’s Social Protection and Economic Resilience Project.
Tender launched to select Mphanda Nkuwa strategic partner
MoreThe Mozambican government, through the Office for the Implementation of the Mphanda Nkuwa Hydroelectric Project (GMNK), on 13 December launched an international tender for the selection of a strategic partner for the construction of the Mphanda Nkuwa dam and power generation project in the western province of Tete.