{"id":17114,"date":"2022-04-01T14:55:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T14:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/sa-reaches-deal-with-mozambique-to-purchase-gas-mabuza-watch"},"modified":"2022-04-01T15:04:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T15:04:41","slug":"sa-reaches-deal-with-mozambique-to-purchase-gas-mabuza-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/sa-reaches-deal-with-mozambique-to-purchase-gas-mabuza-watch","title":{"rendered":"SA reaches deal with Mozambique to purchase gas: Mabuza | Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Deputy President David Mabuza says South Africa has reached an agreement with Maputo on the purchase of gas from Mozambique.<\/p>\n<p>Mabuza was back in Parliament on Thursday afternoon to respond to oral questions on Eskom and the country\u2019s energy challenges.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa is facing high fuel and gas prices as a result of the war in Ukraine and is looking to gas to try and ease the country\u2019s energy woes.<\/p>\n<p>The Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has already had advanced discussions with his Mozambican counterparts, Mabuza said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiscussions between our minister here of mineral resources and Mozambique are quite advanced in terms of gas that we should transport from Mozambique to the country. I can safely say that we have reached an agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Replying to questions in the National Assembly, Mabuza said that Eskom is in the process of converting some of decommissioned power stations for the production of renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p>He has however, denied that there were any contracts between South Africa and Russia for the building of a gas plant at Koega in the Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not aware of these projects especially those that are Russian connected\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deputy President @DDMabuza responds to Oral Questions in the National Assembly<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/t.co\/mboZ5bqrme<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. Deputy President David Mabuza says South Africa has reached an agreement with Maputo on the purchase of gas from Mozambique. Mabuza was back in Parliament on Thursday afternoon to respond to oral questions on Eskom and the country\u2019s energy challenges. 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