News Releases 2025
Aug. 25, 2025
MoU with the Government of Tanzania on Sharing LNG Plant Expertise and Other Cooperation
JGC Holdings Corporation is pleased to announce that overseas EPC operating company JGC Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Tanzania (the Ministry of Energy and others) on sharing LNG plant expertise and other cooperation. The MoU was presented at the METI-hosted Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) signing ceremony at Pacifico Yokohama on August 21, 2025, attended by JGC Corp. Representative Director and President Shoji Yamada and H.E. Ambassador Baraka Haran Luvanda of Tanzania.
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Photo session at the signing ceremony (Provided by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) |
JGC Corp. Representative Director and President Shoji Yamada and H.E. Ambassador Baraka Haran Luvanda of Tanzania |
The Tanzanian government, working with oil majors and others, is planning an LNG development project for a huge offshore natural gas field with estimated total reserves of about 35 trillion cubic feet (TCF). This natural gas potential is equivalent to nearly 12 years of LNG consumption in Japan.*With this project in mind, the MoU is intended to strengthen the friendly ties between our two nations as JGC supports the project through shared technical expertise on LNG plants and engages in collaborative local human resource development. LNG plant knowledge will be shared through talks on key technologies, economics, and other topics.
※Annual LNG consumption in 2024 was approximately 65 million tons (3.08 TCF).
Across Africa, the JGC Group has successfully completed onshore LNG plants in Nigeria and Egypt and an FLNG plant off the coast of Mozambique. JGC is now providing FEED services for the Rovuma LNG project in Mozambique, and preliminary work is underway for an FLNG plant elsewhere. The Group's current large-scale LNG EPC projects in other areas include the LNG Canada project (now in its final stage), the Ruwais LNG new build project in UAE, and a nearshore FLNG project in Malaysia.
Leveraging extensive experience in the energy sector, the JGC Group will continue to support sustainable energy development in Africa.