Africa Energy

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The start of production at a concession in Egypt’s Nile Delta basin by a German firm has come as welcome news, an indication of the sizable potential offered by the country’s offshore blocks. With local consumption growing, the North African state is looking to balance the need to expand output to meet domestic gas demand while at the same time fulfilling its long-term external commitments.
Contrairement à l'Algérie voisine, dont l'économie repose depuis longtemps sur les vastes réserves d'hydrocarbures, le Maroc reste fortement tributaire de ses importations de brut et de gaz pour stimuler la croissance. Pourtant, les investisseurs manifestent un intérêt accru pour les réserves d'hydrocarbures offshore du royaume, largement inexplorées, attirés par différents facteurs.
Kenya’s run of geologic luck continues, following the announcement of the country’s fourth consecutive discovery of oil by the UK's Tullow Oil and Canada's Africa Oil. Similarly, while activity in the natural gas sector is proceeding at a slower pace, following the recent departure of one explorer, the outlook for new finds is promising.
Investment in Ghana’s hydrocarbons sector has boomed over the past six years, with capital inflows helping stoke headline growth in the double digits. The performance of oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) activity has been robust, but passage of new legislation to regulate the E&P segment is likely to provide an additional boost to the industry and create a clearer and more sustainable environment for upstream producers.

Together with a historical lack of investment in water infrastructure, the growth of cities has gradually resulted in uneven access to drinking water across the country and within urban centres. Furthermore, low investment in water cleaning infrastructure has raised sanitation and environmental concerns. Some projects have been implemented in recent...

According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), Gabon has an urbanisation rate of 87% and a similarly high rate of access to electricity, ranging between 70% and 83%. Despite this, the country has experienced difficulty ensuring a stable supply of energy at an affordable cost. High electricity prices, coupled with a struggle to keep up with rising...

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