Issue 455 PDF: Sahel solar projects power on despite political and security challenges


African Energy, Issue 455 cover
Issue 455 - 25 Feb 2022

The issue leads with a focus on the Sahel, where political and security conditions may be acutely difficult but a new era beckons for solar projects in the region, symbolised by AfDB approval of a plan to develop 500MW of PV capacity.

African Energy also takes a detailed look at Libya, where the government has granted permission to build two highly ambitious generation projects, showing Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dabaiba’s determination to push through his agenda in the face of opposition and controversy. African Energy profiles some of the company's building Libya's new power plants and analysis the state of Libya politics.

Power sector coverage leads with South Africa, where the electricity supply industry (ESI) received top billing in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation address.

C&I coverage includes a look at Egypt and Tunisia.

With oil prices soaring, upstream oil and gas coverage analyses the mixed prospect for merger and acquisition deals.

The African Energy view focuses on the outcomes of the recent sixth EU-AU Summit in Brussels.

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