莫桑比克的Mozal铝冶炼厂于2026年3月停工, 原因是电力合同到期后电费无法承受。 Mozambique’s Mozal aluminum smelter halted operations in March 2026 due to unaffordable electricity after its power contract expired.

莫桑比克的莫扎尔铝冶炼厂在马普托附近已经停止生产,并进入了护理和保养部门,原因是在其电力合同于2026年3月到期后,无法获得负担得起的电力。 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. 这个每年320 000吨的设施由澳大利亚的South32经营,依靠受干旱影响的Cahora Bassa水电站,未能从南非的Eskom获得备用电力。 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. 这一停业结束了25年的运作,影响约1 100个直接就业机会和多达5 000个间接就业机会,对马普托省的工业产出和出口收入产生经济影响。 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. 重新开业可能至少需要12个月,而且没有出现接管利息。 Restarting could take at least 12 months, and no takeover interest has emerged. 南方32面临6 000万美元的离职和解雇费用,加上每月500万美元的维修费用。 South32 faces $60 million in severance and termination costs, plus $5 million monthly for maintenance.