Ahead of its upcoming presentation of Q4 results, civil society organisations are urging Siemens Energy to withdraw its support for the Mozambique LNG project and stop delivering compressors, turbines and other equipment, given the high human rights, climate and environmental risks associated with the project.
The Mozambique LNG project, operated by TotalEnergies, is situated in the conflict-torn province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. Affected local communities remain with unresolved resettlement grievances, with many families unable to conduct their livelihoods. The project remains clouded by allegations of links to human rights violations. It offers low economic benefits for Mozambique.
Siemens Energy signed a supply contract in October 2020 to deliver six SGT-800 industrial gas turbines and four boil-off gas compressors for the Mozambique LNG project. According to a statement by the company, no components have been delivered by Siemens Energy to date. Due to the recent lift of “Force Majeure” from TotalEnergies for the Mozambique LNG project, the company could soon provide the equipment.
31 civil society organisations now urge Siemens to immediately withdraw from the project, and disclose which human rights, climate and environmental risks it had identified and assessed in advance. They further urge the company to involve relevant civil society actors and affected communities in Mozambique and Cabo Delgado in all further risk analyses and decision-making processes relating to the project.
The letter to Siemens Energy can be downloaded here.
German civil society organisation urgewald has produced a briefing on Siemen’s involvement in the fossil fuel industry.
For more information, please contact:
Sonja Meister / urgewald / sonja.meister@urgewald.org, +49 176 64608515
Moritz Leiner / urgewald / moritz.leiner@urgewald.org, +49 1573 2824032