Mozambique Extractive Industry: Industry Skills development needed to keep economy on high growth trajectory

As Mozambique sits on the precipice of a rapidly growing gas, mining, infrastructure and energy economy, investors, business, unions, government and social stakeholders are walking an unchartered road in delivering the skills, labour market and human capacity that will support this economic growth, while improving the living conditions and poverty levels of its just over 24 million citizens.

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Mozambique Mining Industry: Ncondezi Energy in final phase of negotiations for construction of thermal power plant in Tete 

Ncondezi Energy is in the final stages of negotiations to sign an agreement to sell the electricity produced at a thermal power plant to be built in the Mozambican province of Tete, the British company said Thursday in a statement.

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Coal Market: Yanzhou Coal Said in Talks to Buy Vale’s Stake in Mine

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. (1171) is among companies in talks to buy Vale SA (VALE5)’s stake in an Australian coal mine for more than A$500 million ($503 million), said people with knowledge of the matter.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: World Energy Investment Outlook, 3 June, London

Maria van der Hoeven; Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA) and Fatih Birol, Chief Economist, IEA invite you for the launch of World Energy Investment Outlook, a Special Report from the IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2014 to take place on Tuesday, 3 June, at 10:00 a.m. London time; Hilton London Tower Bridge 5 More London Place, Tooley Street, London SE1 2BY.

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Mozambique Mining Industry: Top 10 Worst Coal Mine Disasters

An explosion last Tuesday at a coal mine in the Western Turkish town of Soma has killed at least 274 people, making it the worst mining incident in the country’s history. Inspired by the incident, we here list some top worst coal mine disasters which we do not want them to happen in Mozambique. May the message reach the mining executives operating in this country, particularly Tete, the coal mining core in Mozambique.

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