The Africa Gas & LNG Summit (AfGLNG) will take
place in Maputo from 11-13 November 2026, bringing together government leaders,
energy executives, investors and industry experts to examine how Africa can
convert its gas resources into wider economic opportunity.
The summit will be held at the Joaquim Chissano
International Conference Centre, under the official patronage of H.E. Daniel
Chapo, President of the Republic of Mozambique, and the Ministry of Mineral
Resources and Energy. President Chapo is scheduled to deliver the presidential
welcome on the opening day, while Hon. Estevão Pale, Minister of Mineral
Resources and Energy, will take part in key programme discussions.
AfGLNG 2026 is hosted by the Associação de Conteúdo
Local de Moçambique (ACLM), with Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos, E.P.
(ENH), Mozambique's national hydrocarbons company and government equity partner
in LNG projects, and the Instituto Nacional de Petróleo (INP), the regulator
overseeing Mozambique's licensing and contract compliance, as strategic
partners.
The summit comes as African gas projects face
critical investment decisions, while governments seek greater economic value
from the continent's resources. Mozambique illustrates the scale of that shift:
Mozambique LNG, led by TotalEnergies, is a US$20 billion development projected
to produce approximately 13 million tonnes per year; Rovuma LNG, led by
ExxonMobil and Eni, is licensed for 18 Mtpa; Coral South FLNG has been
exporting gas since 2022 as Africa's first deepwater floating LNG project; and
the US$6–7 billion Coral North FLNG expansion will double that output by 2028.
As Africa's role in the global gas supply chain grows, AfGLNG 2026 will focus
not only on investment, but also on how gas development can support
infrastructure, industrialisation and broader economic benefit.
A central focus of the conference will be where
investment goes next. Regional sessions will examine opportunities across
Mozambique, North Africa, West Africa and Southern Africa, including Senegal
and Mauritania's Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project, Nigeria's expanding LNG and
pipeline infrastructure, and new gas developments in Congo, Angola and
Tanzania.
An Africa Energy Ministers' Forum will bring
together nine African energy ministries to discuss policy, investment and
regional cooperation, while the wider programme will connect these discussions
with commercial and project-level issues.
A dedicated FID session will examine what is needed
to reach Final Investment Decision, alongside discussions on finance, LNG
infrastructure, gas-to-power, industrialisation and the wider African LNG value
chain.
Local content will form another major strand of the
summit. A dedicated SME and Entrepreneurs session will explore supplier
development, access to finance and practical opportunities for African
businesses to participate in the industry's growth. The wider aim is to ensure
gas development creates opportunities not only through exports, but also
through local supply chains, enterprise development and economic participation.
The opening programme will also feature an Energy
Leaders' Dialogue under the theme "The African Gas Opportunity: Turning
Resources into Prosperity," examining how resources can generate long-term
economic value.
Confirmed participants also include Rudêncio
Morais, Chairman of ENH; Nazário Bangalane, Chairman of INP; Dr Elthon Chemane,
Chairman of ACLM Mozambique; Farid Ghezali, Secretary General of the African
Petroleum Producers' Organisation (APPO); Ranti Omole, CEO of Radial Circle;
and Eng. Elizabeth Rogo, President & CEO of Tsavo Oilfield Services, Kenya.
A parallel technical track will run alongside the
executive conference on Day 2. The summit will also feature an international
exhibition, an opening-day exhibition tour and cocktail reception, and
networking opportunities throughout the three-day programme.
Further information, including sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, is available at africagaslng.com.
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