The issue leads with Tanzania, where after years of stalled plans, negotiations for a large LNG export plant are ‘proceeding well’, as President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s reforming administration turns heads with investor-friendly pledges.
Power sector coverage leads with Benin, where the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s Benin Power Compact has delivered significant reforms to sector regulation and the country's transmission and distribution network.
Power sector analysis also examines the situation in Malawi, where energy sector problems have been symbolised by the resignation of the regulator’s board, serious power shortages and fuel price rises.
Commercial and industrial power coverage includes a look at the impact of the Mwadingusha hydroelectric power plant refurbishment in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Katanga province.
Upstream coverage includes features on Gabon, which is looking to to revive its fortunes through an indie-led boost in production, and Morocco, where the need to secure new gas flows after the closure of the Europe-Maghreb Gas pipeline has given added urgency to IOCs' ambitions.
ESG and finance coverage includes a look at a court challenge over UK export credit financing for Mozambique LNG and a focus on Egypt, where government economic reforms are pressing on with Gulf support.
The issue also looks at transition minerals, with a focus on volatile nickel prices and the mixed blessing this presents for Zimbabwe.
The African Energy view focuses on the high expectations and players lining up for Mozambique's sixth licensing round.
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