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11:27 CAT | 16 Oct 2025
Mourad Adjal explained that the Algerian delegation has brought two proposals to Mozambique, the "first of which is to set up a joint venture dedicated to the manufacture of electrical equipment, while the second envisages the construction of a 40.2 megawatt electricity production plant for the Republic of Mozambique", with a view to "strengthening bilateral cooperation" between the countries. [Photo: Presidency]
The Algerian government expressed interest on Wednesday in Maputo in creating a joint venture with Mozambique to manufacture electrical equipment and build a power plant to “strengthen” cooperation between the two countries.
“This partnership will include the fields of fuel, energy and renewable energy, electricity production, transport and distribution, the pharmaceutical industry, petrol and many others,” said Algeria’s Minister of Energy and Renewable Energy, Mourad Adjal, on the sidelines of a meeting with Mozambican president Daniel Chapo in Maputo.
According to the minister, the visit to Mozambique is part of the talks already begun in September by the counterparts of the two countries and aims to “implement this cooperation on the ground as soon as possible”.
On 6 September, the Mozambican president invited Algerian businesspeople to invest in gas refining in Mozambique, noting that the country is becoming one of the “major producers” of this resource in Africa and worldwide.
The Mozambique head of state highlighted the five natural gas exploitation projects in the country, four of which are underway in northern Mozambique, which are “one of the largest gas discoveries in the world”.
Mourad Adjal explained that the Algerian delegation has brought two proposals to Mozambique, the “first of which is to set up a joint venture dedicated to the manufacture of electrical equipment, while the second envisages the construction of a 40.2 megawatt electricity production plant for the Republic of Mozambique”, with a view to “strengthening bilateral cooperation” between the countries.
In another statement, after a meeting with his Mozambican counterpart, Estevão Pale, minister for mineral resources and energy, Adjal said that, within the framework of the talks between Daniel Chapo and Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Algerian Head of State, the parties will sign two memoranda to “explore different avenues of cooperation”.
“This will start with training. There is already an agreement to train teams from Mozambique and Algeria in different technical areas,” he explained.
For his part, Estevão Pale said that the parties had reviewed the various areas that could be developed “as quickly as possible” for the benefit of both economies, particularly in the exploration of mineral resources and energy, “an area in which Algeria has considerable expertise and experience”.
Among the issues discussed between the parties for the oil and gas sector, the Minister Estevao Pale highlighted research, prospecting, exploitation, as well as the use of domestic gas and industrialisation.
In addition to the hydrocarbon sector, in September, Daniel Chapo also invited Algerian businesspeople to invest in the energy and pharmaceutical industries, noting that Mozambique considers Algeria to be the “only benchmark” in Africa in the pharmaceutical sector.
“Mozambique is becoming one of the major producers of natural gas in Africa and the world. We are looking for partnerships in gas refining, petrochemicals, and the use of gas for industrialisation. We currently have five projects [to explore this resource],” said Daniel Chapo during a meeting with Algerian businesspeople.
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Source: Lusa
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