TOTALEnergies and the Mozambican Government have together announced the formal restart of the Mozambique LNG project activities
Daniel Chapo, the Mozambican President and Patrick Pouyanné, TOTAL’s Chairman and CEO, were together at the site of the $25Billion project in the Afungi peninsula, on the coast of the Indian Ocean in the north of the country, to make the announcement on January 29, 2026.
“This restart of project activities onshore and offshore follows the decision made on November 7, 2025, by Mozambique LNG consortium to lift the Force Majeure that was declared in 2021 and resume project activities”, TOTAL says in a statement.
“Construction activities have now restarted both offshore and onshore at Afungi site, with over 4,000 workers currently mobilized of which over 3,000 are Mozambican nationals. First LNG is expected in 2029 as the project progress is currently at 40% – almost all engineering and procurement of main equipment have been executed during the force majeure period”, the company explains.
During the meeting, the government of Mozambique confirmed its commitment to work together with Mozambique LNG to support the restart of project activities and address the consequences of the Force Majeure period. In particular, the Government confirmed all measures taken to address the security and the continued cooperation with Rwanda.
TOTAL notes that the 13Million Tonnes Per Annum MLNG project has ambitious local content plan. “The project will provide up to 7,000 direct jobs for Mozambicans during construction, and contracts awarded to Mozambican companies are expected to amount to more than $4Billion.
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