South Africa Accused of Ignoring Mozambican Gas

Maputo — Johan de Vos, chief executive officer of the Pretoria-based energy firm Gigajoule, has accused the South African government of ignoring the huge natural gas reserves in Mozambique, according to a report in the 20 January issue of the South African daily Business Day.

De Vos found it “shocking” that South Africa's revised 20-year Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) ignores the gas discoveries in the Rovuma Basin, off the coast of northern Mozambique. He pointed out that this is the world's fourth-largest known natural gas deposit.

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