The issue leads with Algeria, where the government is being lobbied by Europe to provide far more gas and to shift its position in Opec to encourage higher oil output, but production shortfalls and political considerations mean a shift away from its historic alignment with Russia is unlikely.
Power coverage leads with Egypt, where a growing roster of international partners is proposing ambitious schemes to turn the country into a ‘green energy hub’ for hydrogen and ammonia production.
Dan Marks examines South Africa's new National Infrastructure Plan, which aims for 25GW in additional capacity by 2030, including more nuclear, while John Hamilton focuses on Libya, where gas supply constraints threaten new projects and political leaders are desperate to end a decade-long electricity supply crisis.
Upstream oil and gas leads with South Africa, which is also the focus of the Downstream sector, where the government looks set to purchase the 180,000 b/d South African Petroleum Refineries (Sapref) joint venture, to pre-empt a sale or closure of the ageing unit by its owners Shell and BP.
African Energy also examines how clean cooking in sub-Saharan Africa has quietly been making inroads on the back of deepening supply chains, technological innovation and maturing business models.
The African Energy View focuses on Guinea where the Simandou mega-project has stalled and ‘Interim President’ Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has been determined to stamp his mark on political and business life.
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