Lisbon, March 27, 2026 (Lusa) - President Daniel Chapo said on Friday that Mozambique is an alternative gas supplier for the global market and Africa. He showed willingness to send gas to Kenya through Mozambique's ports.

"Gas can be exported from Mozambique to Kenya and benefit the sister country and the Kenyan people. Therefore, we see Mozambique as one of the gas alternatives globally, for the African continent and especially for our sister countries," he said when questioned by journalists at the end of his visit to Kenya.

In a joint press conference with his Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, Chapo said Mozambique would be among the top five world producers once all the LNG megaprojects are underway. He said this would allow the country to develop local industry and export.

The country has gas pipeline projects from the ports of Beira, Nacala and from Cabo Delgado in the north. He said these could benefit Kenya.

"In exports, African countries will benefit from this gas and Kenya is a sister country that has been working with us. We also have the largest coal reserves and (…) Kenya has cement factories that use coal. Kenyan businesspeople interested in importing coal have already visited Mozambique," he said.

Mozambique has three approved mega-projects to explore the Rovuma Basin Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) reserves off the coast of Cabo Delgado. These are among the largest in the world.

TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil own projects in Afungi (a gas-processing site in northern Mozambique). The ExxonMobil project, with a capacity of 18 million tonnes per year (mtpa), is set to cost $30 billion (€26.1 billion) and is awaiting a final investment decision.

Italy's Eni has produced about seven mtpa since 2022 from the Coral Sul floating platform. The company will double this from 2028 with the Coral Norte platform, an investment of $7.2 billion (€6.2 billion).

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