Construction work for a fuel terminal at the port of Beira is due to begin, “soon” and take 15 months to finish, a source linked to the new facility told radio station Rádio Moçambique.

The new terminal, the environmental impact study for which was presented Thursday in the capital of Sofala province, will have a capacity of 85,000 cubic metres and will require investment of US$50 million.

Altogether four tanks will be built to store diesel, gasoline, and Jet A1 aviation fuel, although Rádio Moçambique did not name the company chosen to build the facility.

The port of Beira serves several land-locked African countries, including Zimbabwe and Malawi.