French energy giant TotalEnergies relaunched construction Thursday on a massive gas project in northern Mozambique that was halted for five years after a jihadist attack that claimed hundreds of lives. Paris / Afungi, January 29, 2026 – Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, met today in Afungi with His Excellency Daniel Chapo, President of the Republic of Mozambique, and have announced together the full restart of Mozambique LNG project activities. This restart of project. Expected to go online in May, the Temane power station will provide low-cost power to 1. 5 million households in Southern Africa. Mozambique is set to open its largest gas-fired power plant later this year, boosting domestic electricity generation by 16 percent and fuelling economic growth in the. With the $20bn onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in northern Mozambique expected to resume development soon, the energy sector is seen as a significant catalyst for ramped-up growth in the country. Operations were suspended in 2021 due to security concerns but are now gradually resuming.