Deal #1594

Mozambique
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2019-07-15

Land area

Intended size
3 362 ha
Size under contract (leased or purchased area)
  • [1998, current] 3362.0 ha

Intention of investment

Intention of investment
  • [current] Biomass for biofuels, Food crops, Renewable energy unspecified

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
  • [1998, current] Concluded (Contract signed)

Implementation status

Implementation status
  • [1914, current] In operation (production)
Comment on implementation status
Started in colonial time, then nationalised. Tongaat acquired 49% in 1998 and increased this to 88% in 2008. "The Mozambican government's Institute for the Management of State Holdings (IGEPE) is negotiating with various partners to obtain finance to prevent the paralysis of two of the country's sugar mills"