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By Lindiwe Mekwe, General Manager: Regulatory and Legal Affairs, ROMPCO When it comes to reducing its environmental impact and futureproofing its energy needs, natural gas is the best answer for the mining industry. Transitioning to natural gas or renewable energy sources can improve energy efficiency significantly, thereby reducing emissions. Utilising alternative energy resource like natural […]
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The decision of Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to remove petrol subsidies following his election last year resulted in a surge in transportation costs, triggering the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in several decades. In response, the government launched a compressed natural gas (CNG) initiative to utilize the country’s vast gas reserves, which it promised would […]
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Although natural gas production in Africa is expected to remain relatively stable over the next two years – increasing only slightly from 268 billion cubic meters (bcm) today to 272 bcm in 2025 – there is reason to be optimistic about the continent’s potential, according to the African Energy Chamber (AEC) report “The State of […]
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Ongoing discoveries confirm a growing energy opportunity for the continent – in export markets and to power domestic development. The recent signing of an agreement to develop what has been called South Africa’s largest liquified natural gas project in Mpumalanga province has emphasised the potential of natural gas as a viable energy source for the […]
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By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber Around a dozen African countries are now generating their own electricity with gas they either produce themselves or import Although Africa’s natural gas production is expected to remain relatively flat over the next two years — increasing only slightly, from 268 billion cubic meters (bcm) today to […]
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By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber Somewhere at the intersection of money and climate are more than 600 million Africans who don’t have access to electricity, 890 million Africans without methods for clean cooking, dozens of African nations that depend on hydrocarbons to fund just about every service they provide, and African industrial […]
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By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber Energy woes are synonymous with South Africa right now. Having a conversation with Gugu Mfuphi on her Kaya FM show, reminded me on the necessity of an energy mix and natural gas and making markets work for South Africa. As the country’s fleet of mostly coal-powered plants […]
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Mauritania and Senegal have laid the groundwork necessary for BP, Kosmos, and their contractors to establish an offshore production complex, with development wells connected to a floating production. When German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Senegal on May 22, he made clear that his country views energy — and natural gas specifically — as an […]
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Mozambique is already benefiting from its collaboration with the African Energy Chamber, the largest energy industry lobby group in the continent For many years, and as it was pursuing ambitions to become a global LNG exporter, Mozambique has struggled to generate enough energy for its domestic market. We are now about to see an energy […]
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Mozambique is a country full of amazing opportunities. I have had a chance to engage with the Energy industry in the country and also with a lot of local companies, civil society and young people. It was exciting to talk with young people who understand that innovation and hard work leads to success. I believe […]
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