Mozambique Could Help Rescue South Africa's Gas Supply. But Is the Region Moving Fast Enough?
South Africa's looming gas shortage is becoming a test of whether Southern Africa can treat energy security as a shared regional priority rather than a problem each country must solve alone. Mozambique has now put forward a proposal that could help South Africa avoid a potentially damaging supply crisis: a $250 million floating LNG infrastructure project designed to bring gas from Mozambique's expanding offshore developments into the existing pipeline network supplying South African industries.