Africa Gas & LNG Summit to Spotlight Investment, Local Content and Industrial Growth in Maputo
The Africa Gas & LNG Summit (AfGLNG) 2026 is set to bring together African governments, energy companies, investors and industry experts in Maputo, Mozambique, to explore how the continent can transform its gas resources into sustainable economic opportunities.
The three-day summit, scheduled for November 11 to 13, 2026, at the Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre, will focus on investment, gas infrastructure, industrialisation, local content and the development of Africa’s wider gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) value chain.
The event will be held under the official patronage of the President of Mozambique, H.E. Daniel Chapo, and the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy. President Chapo is expected to deliver the presidential welcome on the opening day, while the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Hon. Estevão Pale, will participate in key discussions.
The summit is hosted by the Associação de Conteúdo Local de Moçambique (ACLM), in partnership with Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), Mozambique’s national hydrocarbons company and government equity partner in LNG projects, and the Instituto Nacional de Petróleo (INP), the country’s petroleum regulator.
The organisers say the summit comes at a critical time for Africa’s gas industry, as major projects across the continent face important investment and development decisions, while governments increasingly seek to secure greater economic benefits from natural resources.
Mozambique will feature prominently in the discussions, given its growing importance in the global LNG market. The country’s Mozambique LNG project, led by TotalEnergies, is a US$20 billion development projected to produce about 13 million tonnes of LNG annually.
Rovuma LNG, led by ExxonMobil and Eni, is licensed for 18 million tonnes per annum, while Coral South FLNG has been exporting gas since 2022 as Africa’s first deepwater floating LNG project. The planned US$6–7 billion Coral North FLNG expansion is also expected to double Coral’s output by 2028.
The summit will examine how developments of this scale can generate benefits beyond LNG exports.
The organisers say the central question will be how Africa can ensure that investment in gas translates into infrastructure, industrial development, jobs, stronger local businesses and broader economic participation.
The discussions will extend beyond Mozambique to gas and LNG opportunities in North, West and Southern Africa. Participants are expected to examine developments in Senegal and Mauritania’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project, Nigeria’s expanding LNG and pipeline infrastructure, and emerging gas opportunities in Congo, Angola and Tanzania.
A key feature of the programme will be an Africa Energy Ministers’ Forum, bringing together representatives of nine African energy ministries to discuss policy, investment and regional cooperation.
The summit will also feature a dedicated session on Final Investment Decisions (FID), examining the financing, infrastructure, regulatory and commercial conditions required to move major gas projects from development to implementation.
Other sessions will address gas-to-power, LNG infrastructure, financing, industrialisation and the development of an integrated African LNG value chain.
Local content is also expected to occupy a central position at the summit, with a dedicated Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Entrepreneurs session examining how African businesses can access opportunities created by the expanding gas industry.
The session will focus on supplier development, access to finance and practical mechanisms for enabling local companies to participate in major energy projects.
The organisers say the objective is to ensure that Africa’s gas development generates opportunities throughout local economies rather than concentrating benefits solely on upstream production and exports.
The opening programme will feature an Energy Leaders’ Dialogue under the theme, “The African Gas Opportunity: Turning Resources into Prosperity.” The dialogue will examine strategies for converting Africa’s substantial gas resources into long-term economic value.
Among the confirmed participants are Chairman of ENH, Rudêncio Morais; Chairman of INP, Nazário Bangalane; Chairman of ACLM Mozambique, Dr Elthon Chemane; Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO), Farid Ghezali; CEO of Radial Circle, Ranti Omole; and President and CEO of Tsavo Oilfield Services, Kenya, Eng. Elizabeth Rogo.
The summit will also include a parallel technical track on the second day, alongside an international exhibition showcasing technologies, projects and services within the gas and LNG industry.
An opening-day exhibition tour, cocktail reception, and other networking sessions will give governments, investors, energy companies, and African businesses opportunities to explore potential partnerships.
Organised by GEP (Global Event Partners), the Africa Gas & LNG Summit describes itself as an international platform focused on investment, partnerships and development across Africa’s gas and LNG sector.
The 2026 edition is expected to provide a platform for stakeholders to assess the next phase of Africa’s gas development and the extent to which the continent can leverage its resources to promote industrialisation, local enterprise and wider economic development.
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