The issue leads with a feature on Mozambique, where the government is trying to attract more majors to its offshore acreage, just as industry giants TotalEnergies and Eni ready themselves for further development of their rival liquified natural gas projects in the politically unstable north.
Power coverage include a focus on South Africa, where the deadline for financial close under the country's fast-track procurement has been pushed back and mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe remains an unapologetic advocate for the continued use of coal.
African Energy also examines Nigeria, where the collapse of the private majority owners of two distribution companies has highlighted persistent structural issues in the electricity supply industry stemming from 2013’s poorly implemented privatisation.
Oil and gas coverage includes a focus on Uganda’s $10bn Lake Albert upstream project, onshore gas prospects in Senegal and Zambia's plans to close the outmoded Indeni refinery.
Other features include a look at an unprecedented $3bn waste-to-hydrogen plant in Egypt, while separate African Energy View articles examine the growing attraction of north-west Africa's Atlantic coast and the proliferation of coups d’état across West Africa and the wider region over the past 18 months.
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