Natural Gas In Africa Amid A Low-Carbon Energy Transition
Nigeria, Egypt, Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, and Angola are already established gas producers, serving global and, in some cases, domestic markets. Others, including South Africa, Namibia Senegal, Mozambique, and Tanzania are classed as emergent producers, potentially seeking to grow their gas industries. The war in the Ukraine has contributed to supply constraints and price hikes on […]
Natural Gas In Africa Amid A Low-Carbon Energy Transition: A Case Study of Mozambique and Tanzania
Mozambique and Tanzania both have substantial gas reserves, but development of the countries’ gas industries has been hampered by political and economic factors. Looking ahead, future global action on climate change poses the risk of new infrastructure in both countries being stranded, due to declining gas markets and prices, as well as declining capital availability […]
Just Energy Transitions And Natural Gas In Africa: Balancing Climate Action And Structural Transformation
Africa is increasingly being viewed as an important player in the natural gas sector, with over 40 percent of global gas discoveries between 2011 and 2018 made on the continent. Mozambique and Tanzania alone accounted for 24 percent of global discoveries over this period. For mature LNG producers, like Algeria, Nigeria and Egypt, gas represents […]
Energy Data Challenges In Africa’s Electricity Landscape
Universal access to affordable, sustainable and clean energy remains a challenge, especially in Africa. In 2019, some 759 million people still did not have access to electricity – 570 million (75%) in sub-Saharan Africa – and at the rate of progress as of 2021, the world was not on track to meet Sustainable Development Goal […]
Scaling Up Renewable Energy Solutions In Africa Policy Proposals For Development Finance Institutions
Africa’s energy production and consumption reflects the unsustainable use of its wellendowed hydrocarbon resources, manifesting in profoundly unequal access and grossly uneven socio-economic economic outcomes. Beset by considerable energy deficits and structural challenges, including inadequate capacity of power utilities, the energy markets in numerous African countries are fragmented and unsustainable. While some progress had been […]
Geopolitics Of Critical Minerals In Renewable Energy Supply Chains
Addressing the climate change crisis calls for an accelerated deployment of renewableenergy technologies – solar panels and wind turbines – as well as a shift towards electric vehicles (EV) (Bainton et al., 2021). The manufacturing of these technologies, however, relies on the availability and supply of different types of critical minerals. Lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese […]
Towards An African Green Industries Value Chain Within The AfCFTA
A transition to a lower-carbon world economy is already well under way. There can be no doubt that it will gather momentum in the near future and have an increasing impact on all economic activity in every part of the world. The reasons for this transition are well known. High carbon-emitting industrial activity has disrupted […]
Energy Transitions, Regional Electricity Markets And Industrialisation Prospects In Africa
African nations have a variety of development needs, but all share a common ambition to industrialise. Expanding access to reliable and affordable electricity sits at the heart of development. However, energy sectors on the continent face a wide range of interlocking challenges, including low access rates, unreliable network infrastructure and high energy costs. Furthermore, energy […]
From Climate Risk to Resilience
Extensive work on adaptation, nationally, regionally and internationally (and across sectors) is being done and the climate and development imperative is well understood and endorsed. However, a chronic funding and implementation deficit persists. Africa needs a better “action” scenario that supports climate and economic resilience. This underscores the need for a more action-oriented approach to […]
Senegal secures $2.7bn JETP funding
Senegal and the International Partners Group (IPG), comprising France, Germany, the EU, the UK and Canada, have announced a Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) – a deal that secures $2.7bn for Senegal’s efforts to achieve its transition to a low-carbon economy. Launched on 22 June at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in […]
