Deal #1579 Version 54331 Version 92675
Size under contract (leased or purchased area)
  • [2007] 7418.0 ha
  • [2008, current] 22418.0 ha
  • [2007] 7418 ha
  • [2008, current] 22418 ha
Intention of investment
  • [current] Biomass for biofuels, Food crops, Renewable energy unspecified
  • [2008, current] Biomass for biofuels, Food crops, Renewable energy unspecified (22418 ha)
Comment on intention of investment
Xinavane utilise bagasse (sugarcane residue) for bioethanol production and a renewable energy source.
Carbon offset project
No
Comment on crops
They are indications of ethanol production and electricity generation from baggase but no information on amount of litres of ethanol produced and electricity produced.
Overall comment
Previously state-owned. 2019- the company is having financial difficulties.
Previously state-owned. 2019- the company is having financial difficulties. Tongaat Hulett’s sugar operations in Mozambique consist of the Xinavane and Mafambisse sugar mills and surrounding estates with 35,701 hectares undercane. The deal is linked to deal #1594 for Xinavane.

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Lat: -19.61667
Lng: 34.75
Lat: -19.55019
Lng: 34.57388
Description
Mafambisse is situated on the banks of the Pungwe river in the Dondo district of the Province of Sofala, some 54 km inland of Beira
Facility name
Mafambisse
Comment
Sofala Province, Dondo district and Gaza Province, Guija, Nhampongane, Chibabel Coordinates: -24.6133942880385, 33.252837
Sofala Province, Dondo district and Gaza Province, Guija, Nhampongane, Chibabel Coordinates: -24.6133942880385, 33.252837 Shapefile uploaded from Google Earth Pro

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Guija, Mozambique
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Lat: -24.4192
Lng: 32.94095

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Chibabel, Mozambique
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Lat: -24.59083
Lng: 33.22389

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URL link does not lead to the pdf-http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10539/18345/7%20-%20Main%20Text%20(Chapters%20I-iv).pdf?sequence=8&isAllowed=y

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Mozambique. Overview
Mozambique. Overview URL link no longer works-http://www.huletts.co.za/ops/mozambique.asp

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Proceedings of the FAO/MOZAMBIQUE SUGAR CONFERENCE . Sugar and development in Africa and the world: sustainability, diversification and trade Maputo, Mozambique, 10 – 12 October 2002
Proceedings of the FAO/MOZAMBIQUE SUGAR CONFERENCE . Sugar and development in Africa and the world: sustainability, diversification and trade Maputo, Mozambique, 10 – 12 October 2002 URL link no longer works-http://www.metier.co.mz/b/gp_acucar.pdf

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A group of investors has expressed an interest in recovering Companhia do BΓΊzi (CB) in the Mozambican province of Sofala, which has been at a standstill since 1994 due to the obsolete state of its equipment, said provincial governor Maria Helena Taipo.
A group of investors has expressed an interest in recovering Companhia do BΓΊzi (CB) in the Mozambican province of Sofala, which has been at a standstill since 1994 due to the obsolete state of its equipment, said provincial governor Maria Helena Taipo. URL link no longer works-https://macauhub.com.mo/2015/09/11/investors-interested-in-recovering-companhia-do-buzi-in-mozambique/

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Mozambique
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Location information and product information

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Shapefiles were uploaded from Google Earth Pro

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Publication title
Mozambique: Tongaat Hulett to invest in ethanol production – AIM
Date
2021-12-01
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intention ethanol production