The amount will be invested by Pemba Bulk Terminal Limitada (PBT), which today saw the approval, by the Government at a meeting of the Council of Ministers, of a resolution that authorizes the direct adjustment of the port’s operations to that commercial company, under a concession regime.
“Some additional investments of around 14 billion meticais (202 million euros) will be made, which includes the continuous rehabilitation of the infrastructure of the base pier, which has a berthing capacity of 115 meters, and also other activities related to the floating pontoon, in an investment of 49.5 billion meticais (716 million euros)”, declared Ludovina Bernardo, deputy minister of Industry and Commerce, at a press conference.
Pemba Bulk Terminal Limitada (PBT), constituted by CD Properties and Portos de Cabo Delgado, will carry out, both on land and in water, the construction, operation, management, maintenance and return of the Port and Logistics Terminal of Pemba, said Ludovina Bernardo
“Given the need to ensure the continuation of the project and support for oil operations (…) other investments of around 90 million dollars (83 million euros) will be made”, said the minister, maintaining that this is “a very relevant infrastructure that will provide services to large projects”, he concluded.
Located in the provincial capital of Cabo Delgado, the Port of Pemba has a pier 183 meters long and 17 meters wide, totaling an area of 3,103 square meters, in addition to a storage area of 20,000 square meters.
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