Govt approves US$36.4 million to advance the Tasi Mane Project

DÍLI, 30 September 2026 (TATOLI) — The Council of Ministers has approved a combined allocation of US$36.41 million from the General State Budget for the implementation of the Tasi Mane Project on the country’s south coast.

“The Council of Ministers resolved to authorise expenditure from the General State Budget under Programme A18 for the implementation of the Tasi Mane Project on the South Coast, in the amounts of US$22.84 million and US$13.57 million, and to launch the respective procurement procedures through a public tender,” said in a statement.

The decision was made following a proposal by Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Francisco da Costa Monteiro.

The expenditure is intended for the procurement of project management and supervision services, covering the Suai Supply Base and the Centre of Excellence in Oil and Gas Science and Technology, as well as for the construction works on the motorway between Zumalai and Natarbora, on the Uma Berloic–Natarbora section, and for the access road between the motorway and the industrial cluster area.

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