Tete Steel Maputo plant , also known as Baobab Steel Mozambique, Tete Iron & Steel Project, is a steel plant in Tete, Mozambique that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Tete, Mozambique:
Location: Tete, Tete, MozambiqueCoordinates (WGS 84 ): -15.724345, 33.762664 (exact)Background This steel plant was designated a priority investment in the 2016 China-Mozambique Capacity Development Framework Agreement and was pre-approved by the Chinese National Development Reform Commission (NDRC).[ 1] [ 1]
Ownership Tree This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker , a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Plant Details Table 1: General Plant Details
Announced date
Construction date
Start date
Workforce size
Power source
Iron ore source
Coal source
2016-10[ 2]
2022[ 3]
2027[ 4]
2580[ 5]
53 mw co-generation plant[ 2]
Captive Tenge-rioni iron mine[ 6]
unknown
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
Parent company
Parent company PermID
Parent GEM entity ID
Owner
Owner company PermID
Owner GEM entity ID
Baobab Steel Ltd [100.0%]
4295899134 [100.0%]
E100000130753 [100.0%]
Baobab Steel Ltd [100%][ 7]
4295899134
E100000130753 [100%]
Table 3: Process and ProductsTable 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1
Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity
Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
construction
500[ 2]
500[ 2]
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1
Sponge iron/DRI capacity
Nominal iron capacity (total)
construction
1100[ 2] [ 8]
1100[ 2] [ 8]
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)Unit Details Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace DetailsTable 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details
Unit name
Current or initial reductant
Hydrogen reductant status
unknown DRI (1)
coal (solid)[ 2]
unknown[ 2]
unknown DRI (2)
coal (solid)[ 2]
unknown[ 2]
unknown DRI (3)
coal (solid)[ 2]
unknown[ 2]
unknown DRI (4)
coal (solid)[ 2]
unknown[ 2]
Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Construction date
Start date
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)
construction[ 2] [ 3]
2016-10[ 2]
2022[ 3]
2027[ 4]
250[ 2]
unknown EAF (2)
construction[ 2] [ 3]
2016-10[ 2]
2022[ 3]
2027[ 4]
250[ 2]
Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
Unit name
Scrap-based
% scrap
% DRI
% HBI
% sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI)
% basic/merchant pig iron
% granulated pig iron
% pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated)
% other iron
unknown EAF (1)
no[ 2] [ 6]
0[ 2] [ 6]
100.00[ 6]
0[ 6]
0[ 6]
0[ 6]
0[ 6]
0[ 6]
0[ 6]
unknown EAF (2)
no[ 2] [ 6]
0[ 2] [ 6]
100.00[ 6]
0[ 6]
0[ 6]
0[ 6]
0[ 6]
0[ 6]
0[ 6]
Articles and Resources Additional data To access additional data, including an interactive map of steel plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Iron and Steel Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
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