Tanzania expects to finalise agreements on major \u200cinvestment projects in the coming months, including a $42 billion LNG development that officials hope will underpin industrialisation, Finance Minister Khamis Mussa Omar told Reuters.<\/p>\n
The liquefied natural gas project \u2014 led by Equinor and Shell\u00a0\u2014 is part of a broader effort to establish East Africa \u200bas a major energy hub, alongside Uganda’s planned first oil exports via the Tanzanian port of \u200bTanga in early 2027.<\/p>\n
It is expected to unlock 47.13 trillion cubic feet of natural gas \u2060reserves. Exxon Mobil, Pavilion Energy, Medco Energi\u00a0and state-owned Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation are also partners.<\/p>\n
Officials had expected \u200bthe LNG agreement to be signed before June.<\/p>\n
“It’s almost there,” Omar said.<\/p>\n
Equinor and Shell did not respond to a \u200brequest for comment.<\/p>\n
While most LNG will be exported, part of the production will be for the domestic market.<\/p>\n
CRITICAL MINERALS PROJECT DEALS<\/strong><\/p>\n Omar said Tanzania aims to roughly double power generation capacity to 8,000 megawatts by 2030 while increasing the share of energy from sources \u200bthe government classifies as clean, including hydropower, solar, wind and natural gas, to around 75%.<\/p>\n He said agreements on \u200btwo critical mineral projects were also close, declining to provide details, but adding that US investors in particular are drawn to \u200cenergy \u2060and critical mineral projects.<\/p>\n Tanzania is seeking more international investment in projects that are set to generate revenue and help finance themselves, he said.<\/p>\n The government has yet to decide whether to issue an international bond, but is working to attract foreign investors to domestic debt.<\/p>\n Tanzania widened foreign investor access to its domestic bond market in July, launched a sovereign \u200byield curve in August \u200band enacted reforms to \u2060boost corporate debt issuance. However, it is still assessing the risks of greater foreign participation, Omar said, adding that the central bank is studying the experience of other \u200bAfrican countries.<\/p>\n The move mirrors a broader trend across frontier markets to tap global demand for local-currency \u200bdebt.<\/p>\n Tanzania now funds \u2060two-thirds of its roughly 62.3 trillion Tanzanian shillings ($23.7 billion) budget via domestic revenue. Official development assistance, which once accounted for 40% of the budget, is falling globally and now accounts for a “very, very negligible” share, Omar said.<\/p>\n The government is \u2060also assessing \u200bwhether to seek a new IMF lending programme and expects to \u200bdecide by June, he said.<\/p>\n Tanzania’s previous $1.7 billion IMF programme, including an Extended Credit Facility and a climate-focused Resilience and Sustainability Facility, concluded in \u200bJuly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tanzania expects to finalise agreements on major \u200cinvestment projects in the coming months, including a $42 billion LNG development that officials hope will underpin industrialisation, Finance Minister Khamis Mussa Omar told Reuters. 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