Africa-Press – Mozambique. Mozambique’s government has announced a further planned investment of €900 million for the port of Pemba, the capital of the province of Cabo Delgado, in the north of the country.
The amount is to be invested by Pemba Bulk Terminal Limitada (PBT), which on Tuesday saw the government approve, at a Cabinet meeting, a resolution authorising the direct award of the concession to operate the port to the company.
Ludovina Bernardo, deputy minister of Industry and Commerce, said at a news conference that “some additional investments of around 14 billion meticais [€202 million] will be made, including the continued rehabilitation of the infrastructure of the base quay, which has a capacity of 115 metres for docking, and also other activities in relation to the floating pontoon, for an investment of 49.5 billion meticais” or €716 million.
PBT, which is jointly owned formed by CD Properties and by Portos de Cabo Delgado, will carry out the construction, operation, management, maintenance and return of the Pemba Port and Logistics Terminal, both on land and on the water, said Bernardo.
“Given the need to ensure the continuation of the project and support for oil operations (…) other investments of around 90 million dollars [€83 million] will be made,” the minister explained, maintaining that this is “a very pertinent infrastructure that will provide services to major projects.”
Located in the provincial capital of Cabo Delgado, the Port of Pemba has a quay 183 metres long and 17 metres wide, covering an area of 3,103 square metres, as well as a storage area of 20,000 square metres.
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