The Project entails the design, build, operate, and transfer of an integrated Liquified Natural
Gas (LNG) plant, including: offshore extraction, underwater pipeline, onshore processing
plant, as well as ancillary support facilities. The Project will have a capacity of 12.88 mmtpa
of LNG and will source gas from the Golfinho–Atum (GA) field within “Area 1,” which is
located 40 km off the coast of Mozambique. Area 1 has ~75 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of
recoverable gas, implying a resource life of ~120 years at the initial production rate of
12.88 m tonnes of LNG per year. The Project will supply gas for LNG exports (mainly to
Europe and Asia) and domestic consumption, thereby fueling industrial development in the
country and the larger southern African region.
An Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) was undertaken in fulfilment of the
requirements of Mozambique’s Environmental Law (Law No. 20/97 of 1 October) and those
of Lenders, including the requirements of the AfDB’s Integrated Safeguards System (ISS)
applicable to Category 1 projects. This ESIA Summary Report highlights the key
environmental and social (E&S) assessments and corresponding management plans
designed by the Project sponsors, Anadarko, to ensure that the proposed project activities
comply with national and AfDB E&S policy requirements. This ESIA summary has been
prepared from the original Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) 2014 study
(approved by authorities), Anadarko’s ESHIA Executive Summary latest version (May 2018)
and subsequent complementary studies made to align with Lender requirements. A
Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) was also developed and a summary thereof posted on the
AfDB website in conjuncture with this ESIA Summary Report.