Maputo Summit 2026: Turning African Gas Plans Into Pipelines

Maputo is preparing to host a summit built around a practical question: how African gas projects move from plans on paper to pipelines, plants and payoffs on the ground. The Africa Gas & LNG Summit (AfGLNG) runs from 11 to 13 November 2026 at the Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre, gathering government leaders, energy executives, investors and industry experts to examine how the continent converts its gas resources into investment, infrastructure and wider economic opportunity.

The operational centre of gravity in Mozambique is already substantial. Coral South FLNG has been exporting gas since 2022 as Africa’s first deepwater floating LNG project, and the US$6 to 7 billion Coral North FLNG expansion is set to double that output by 2028. Two larger developments remain at the decision stage. Mozambique LNG, led by TotalEnergies, is a US$20 billion project projected to produce approximately 13 million tonnes per year, while Rovuma LNG, led by ExxonMobil and Eni, is licensed for 18 Mtpa. It is precisely this gap between licensed capacity and delivered volumes that the summit’s agenda is designed to address.

Delivery, rather than rhetoric, sits at the heart of the programme. A dedicated FID session will examine the path towards Final Investment Decision, alongside discussions on finance, LNG infrastructure, gas-to-power, industrialisation and the wider African LNG value chain. Regional sessions will look at where investment goes next across Mozambique, North Africa, West Africa and Southern Africa, covering Senegal and Mauritania’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project, Nigeria’s expanding LNG and pipeline infrastructure, and new gas developments in Congo, Angola and Tanzania.

The institutions charged with execution in Mozambique are front and centre. The summit is hosted by the Associação de Conteúdo Local de Moçambique (ACLM), with Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos, E.P. (ENH), the national hydrocarbons company and government equity partner in the country’s LNG projects, and the Instituto Nacional de Petróleo (INP), the regulator overseeing licensing and contract compliance, as strategic partners. Their chairmen, Rudêncio Morais of ENH and Nazário Bangalane of INP, are among the confirmed participants, alongside Dr Elthon Chemane, Chairman of ACLM Mozambique.

Government backing for the event runs deep. The summit takes place 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 discussions across the programme.

Policy frameworks and project execution will be connected directly. An Africa Energy Ministers’ Forum will bring together nine African energy ministries to discuss policy, investment and regional cooperation, with the wider programme linking those discussions to the commercial and project-level issues facing the sector.

Meanwhile, local participation forms another major strand, and one with concrete delivery implications. 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 theme running through the summit is that gas development should create value not only through exports but through local supply chains, enterprise development and economic participation.

The opening programme features an Energy Leaders’ Dialogue under the theme “The African Gas Opportunity: Turning Resources into Prosperity,” focused on turning natural resources into long-term economic value. Other confirmed participants include Farid Ghezali, Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO); Ranti Omole, CEO of Radial Circle; and Eng. Elizabeth Rogo, President and CEO of Tsavo Oilfield Services, Kenya.

Alongside the executive conference, a parallel technical track will run on Day 2, and the summit will feature an international exhibition, an opening-day exhibition tour and cocktail reception, and networking throughout the three days, creating space for direct engagement between government, industry, investors and service providers.

Organised by GEP (Global Event Partners), AfGLNG is an international platform focused on advancing investment, partnership and development across Africa’s gas and LNG sector. Further information, including sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, is available at africagaslng.com. The summit arrives at a moment when African gas has become an increasingly important part of the global supply chain, and when the question for delegates is no longer whether the resources exist, but whether the financing, decisions and infrastructure will follow to deliver them.