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The Coral Sul FLNG project, the only LNG initiative in production in Mozambique until 2025, generated $253 million in tax revenue between 2022 and 2025. Although significant, this figure is set against a fragile macroeconomic context. Mozambique’s GDP stands at around $22.4 billion. Sovereign debt exceeds $12.5 billion, and debt service accounts for an increasing share of tax revenue. The long-term projections in this study paint a more <\/span>realistic<\/span> view<\/span> than the prevailing narrative regarding economic transformation through LNG.<\/span><\/p>\n

Under the baseline scenario ($12\/MMBtu), the Coral Sul project is expected to generate $4.028 billion in tax revenue over the course of the project\u2019s 27-year lifespan, which corresponds to an average of $149 million per year. In the stress scenario ($8\/MMBtu, consistent with an accelerated energy transition trajectory), the total falls to $1.456 billion, with IRPC equal to zero throughout the project\u2019s entire lifetime. In the optimistic scenario ($16\/MMBtu), the total comes to $11.355 billion. The range between scenarios is 7.8 times, which illustrates the extreme vulnerability of Mozambique\u2019s tax revenues to fluctuations in international LNG price, a factor over which Mozambique has no control.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Coral Sul FLNG project, the only LNG initiative in production in Mozambique until 2025, generated $253 million in tax revenue between 2022 and 2025. Although significant, this figure is set against a fragile macroeconomic context. Mozambique’s GDP stands at around $22.4 billion. 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