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flag Mozambique’s Mozal aluminum smelter halted operations in March 2026 due to unaffordable electricity after its power contract expired.

flag Mozambique’s Mozal aluminum smelter, near Maputo, has halted production and entered care and maintenance due to an inability to secure affordable electricity after its power contract expired in March 2026. flag The 320,000-ton-per-year facility, operated by Australia’s South32, relies on the drought-affected Cahora Bassa hydropower plant and has failed to secure backup power from South Africa’s Eskom. flag The shutdown, ending 25 years of operations, affects about 1,100 direct jobs and up to 5,000 indirect ones, with economic impacts on Maputo Province’s industrial output and export revenue. flag Restarting could take at least 12 months, and no takeover interest has emerged. flag South32 faces $60 million in severance and termination costs, plus $5 million monthly for maintenance.

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