The President of the Republic, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, inaugurated the Matola Logistics Terminal (GIMTL) this morning, an investment of USD 100 million in infrastructure with first-rate Industry 4.0 (IoT) technology that reinforces the reliability and security of fuel supply to the entire southern region of the country and doubles the capacity for receiving and storing domestic gas (LPG).
This investment by Galp Moçambique and the Independent Petroleum Group (IPG) in the Province of Maputo, which meets the highest safety and environmental protection standards, strictly complying with all national and international requirements, is also a factor of economic and social development, not only because of the 58 jobs created, but also due to the modernization of infrastructure essential to boost the economy and development of society, as pointed out by President Filipe Nyusi during the event.
“This important investment reinforces the reliability and efficiency of our operations, increasing the quality of the services and products that we provide to our clients, and also constitutes a platform for streamlining our activities at the regional level,” reinforced Paulo Varela, the CEO of Galp Moçambique.
Covering an area of about 5 hectares, Galp-IPG Matola Terminal Ltd (GIMTL) has a storage capacity of 60,000 m3 for liquid fuels – 40,000 m3 of diesel and 20,000 m3 of petrol – and 6,000 m3 for LPG, doubling the existing capacity so far, thus contributing to reducing supply costs in the country and ensuring greater availability of domestic gas, which is essential to cope with increasing demand for this product.
“This state-of-the-art strategic investment in Mozambique is part of the expansion of our business opportunities in the region and the consolidation of existing operations, through the synergies and advantages created,” reinforced António Catoja, Director General of Independent Petroleum Mozambique.
With the project inaugurated today, Galp and the IPG reinforce their commitment to the modernization of energy infrastructure in Mozambique, embodied in the investment plans of each of these entities in their logistics, storage, distribution and retail activities for liquid fuels and LPG, which includes another fuel logistics infrastructure – the IGBTL Terminal, currently under construction in the city of Beira.