By Christie U. Omonigho
- Letter of Intent (LoI) signed by the Eni Rovuma Basin Managing Director, Marica Calabrese and the AICS Maputo Director, Paolo Enrico Sertoli, in the presence of the Ambassador of Italy in Mozambique, Gabriele Annis.
Eni Rovuma Basin says it has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) to strengthen collaboration to improve the well-being of communities in Mozambique.
Potential areas of cooperation Energy Window International (Media) gathered include, agriculture and rural development, environment and blue economy, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), food security and nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, and community health.
The agreement according to Eni’s email statement to Energy Window International (Media) is a reflection of a shared commitment between it and AICS for sustainable development and inclusive growth in Mozambique. Adding that working together provides them with the opportunity of reinforcing the positive impact of their initiatives while contributing to the long-term well-being of the communities and to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Eni says it has been present in Mozambique since 2006. Recalling that between 2011 and 2014, it discovered vast natural gas resources in the Rovuma basin, in the Coral, Mamba Complex, and Agulha reservoirs, with around 2,400 billion cubic meters of gas in place. Eni also said that it is the “delegated operator” of Coral South, the first Project to produce LNG in Mozambique it said. Noting that since the take-off of production in 2022, Coral South has delivered over 100 cargoes of LNG. In April 2025, the Plan of Development of the Coral North Project has been approved, which targets to replicate the success of Coral South. Mozambique also plays an important role in its decarbonization strategy, this is while giving credit to its agri-feedstock and carbon offset projects.
The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), within the guidelines defined by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), is the technical body responsible for carrying out the activities related to evaluation, formulation, financing, management and monitoring of cooperation projects. The Agency was established by the cooperation reform law (Law No. 125/2014) and began operating in 2016, with a central office in Rome and one in Florence, as well as 20 offices abroad, 10 of which are located in Africa. In Mozambique, AICS has a long-standing cooperation experience with the Government, Civil Society Organizations as well as Agencies of the United Nations system.