The issue leads with a look at the opportunities and obstacles facing the off-grid energy industry in Africa more than a year into the coronavirus pandemic.
Power sector coverage includes a feature on Angola and the many donor-backed transmission projects which are set to finally connect the country's disparate regional grids, plus a feature on the Private Infrastructure Development Group's plans to move into more frontier markets and sectors, such as off-grid and battery storage.
Oil and gas coverage leads with Libya, where the new government might open the door to long-awaited regulatory reform, provided the new oil minister can work with the National Oil Company.
African Energy editor Thalia Griffiths also gives her view on the changes in Africa's energy sector as she leaves after 23 years heading the publication.
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