TOTALENERGIES SET TO TRANSFORM AFRICA’S ENERGY LANDSCAPE WITH MAJOR LNG AND OIL PROJECTS

TotalEnergies prepares to restart its $20 billion Mozambique LNG project in 2025, signaling a major boost for Africa’s energy sector.

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TotalEnergies is gearing up for a massive resurgence in Africa’s energy landscape, spearheaded by the anticipated 2025 restart of its $20 billion Mozambique LNG project, a move that could reshape global gas supply dynamics and place Mozambique among the top LNG producers worldwide.

After declaring force majeure in 2021 due to regional insecurity, TotalEnergies now signals confidence in northern Mozambique’s improving stability. The company is targeting a summer restart of operations, unlocking 65 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas from Area 1 of the Rovuma Basin. 

With an initial output capacity of 13 million tons per annum (mtpa), expandable to 43 mtpa, the project will power exports to high-demand markets in Asia and the Middle East. Once fully operational, Mozambique could rise to become the world’s second-largest LNG producer, a monumental leap for Southern Africa’s energy economy.

Backed by a staggering $14.9 billion in senior debt financing, the largest ever on the continent and a recently reapproved $4.7 billion loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank, Mozambique LNG represents a cornerstone in TotalEnergies’ expanding African footprint. 

The French energy giant is also a Platinum Sponsor at this year’s African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies, set for September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town, the continent’s premier deal-making platform for energy investment.

Across Africa, TotalEnergies is scaling up a suite of strategic upstream and midstream projects. In South Africa, offshore drilling is expected to commence in 2026 in Blocks 3B/4B of the Orange Basin, where TotalEnergies became the operator in 2024. This move complements the company’s aggressive expansion in Namibia, where a final investment decision for the Venus field is slated for 2026, with first oil projected by 2029. TotalEnergies is also pushing exploration boundaries in the region through new wells, including Marula-1X and Tabmoti-1X.

Meanwhile, in the Republic of the Congo, TotalEnergies is deploying $500 million to boost production at the Moho Nord field. With two wells drilled and two more in the pipeline, the company has increased its stake in the Moho permit by 10% and is eyeing long-term returns through the Marine XX permit currently under exploration.

The company is also at the heart of East Africa’s midstream transformation. It is a key partner in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project, linking Uganda’s Tilenga and Kingfisher oilfields with Tanzania’s Port of Tanga. The pipeline is central to Uganda’s expected first oil in 2025.

TotalEnergies’ commitment to Africa is not limited to hydrocarbons. Its multi-energy strategy includes major renewable investments: a 500 MW Sadada solar project in Libya, a 250 MW Bujagali Hydropower in Uganda, a 216 MW solar plant in South Africa, and the ambitious 1 GW Chbika project in Morocco, signaling its push towards a low-carbon, high-impact energy future.

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