African Energy's 500th issue leads with an examination of the growing competition for African minerals, which is heating up with rivalry between US and China driving a rush to build strategic export-focused railway infrastructure on a scale not seen since the height of the Cold War.
Washington’s $500m commitment to the minerals export-focused Lobito Corridor has been countered by a $1bn Chinese proposal to rehabilitate the creaking Tazara line.
African Energy also takes a closer look at the planned ‘Liberty Corridor’ rail link. High Power Exploration (HPX) plans to develop a rail line to take iron ore from its Nimba licence in south-eastern Guinea to a deep-water port at Didia in Liberia. The ‘Liberty Corridor’ also promises to increase demand for electricity from Côte d’Ivoire’s hydroelectric plants.
Power coverage leads with Tunisia, where Scatec’s decision to scrap its largest solar scheme, while renegotiating two smaller projects, provides a glimmer of hope to legions of other developers with stalled project.
African Energy’s analysis points to a narrow commercial window through which more projects might advance, but more fundamental change is needed before several gigawatts of wind and solar in other stranded schemes can succeed.
Oil and gas coverage includes a focus on Mozambique, where construction is expected to restart in mid-2024 at Mozambique LNG.
African Energy's second Risk Management Report focuses on Senegal.
The African Energy View reflects on what has and hasn't changed since African Energy's first Issue in 1998, including a focus on the impact of Africa’s growing populations on the SDG7 goal of achieving universal energy access by 2030.
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