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Ideas · Regional power trade
Constraint (event) · Mozambique, South Africa

Mozal aluminium smelter placed on care and maintenance for want of power, March 2026

Record MOZ-K-0002 · draft, not yet reviewed by a person

Evidence

Dates: 15 Mar 2026

  • Statement · 15 Mar 2026
    South32 placed Mozal Aluminium on care and maintenance on 15 March 2026, after six years of engagement with the Government of Mozambique, Eskom and other stakeholders South32 placed Mozal Aluminium on care and maintenance on 15 March 2026, after six years of engagement with the Government of Mozambique, Eskom and other stakeholdersMozal Aluminium placed on care and maintenance (JSE SENS announcement) · announcement text · 15 Mar 2026paraphrase, not a quotation
    Mozal Aluminium placed on care and maintenance (JSE SENS announcement) · announcement text · paraphrase, not a quotation
  • Statement
    "unable to secure sufficient and affordable power supply for Mozal beyond March 2026" "unable to secure sufficient and affordable power supply for Mozal beyond March 2026"Mozal Aluminium placed on care and maintenance (JSE SENS announcement) · announcement text, statement by the chief executive, Graham Kerrnot yet checked by a person
    Mozal Aluminium placed on care and maintenance (JSE SENS announcement) · announcement text, statement by the chief executive, Graham Kerr · not yet checked by a person
Still unknown
  • Where the power Mozal used to take now goes, between HCB, EDM and Eskom. The announcement does not say.
  • The terms that were on offer and why they failed. South32's announcement gives no tariff.

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