The second largest private port operator in India, Essar Ports, is
likely to sign a concession agreement with the Mozambican government for
the construction of a new port in Mozambique, according to reports in
the Indian press. The port would be aimed largely at handling some of the vast amount of
coal exports that the mines now being opened in Tete province will
generate over the next few years.“We are in talks with the Mozambique authorities. We expect to have a
clear idea on the size and investment for the proposed port there within
the next six months,” Rajiv Agarwal, Managing Director of Essar Ports,
told the paper Business Line. The port will handle 30-40 million tonnes of cargo a year – mostly iron
ore used by an Essar Group affiliate, and coal for the mining companies
operating in Tete.Also on the drawing board is a plan to build a slurry pipeline to
connect the Mozambique port to Zimbabwe. The aim is easier movement of
iron ore and pellets to support the raw material required at the Essar
Group's recently acquired Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company.
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