What have been the effects of the fuel subsidy reforms on the energy sector, and has it impacted other areas of the economy?
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Egypt continues to strive, not just for energy independence, but to return to its status as a regional exporter. With oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Suez, the Mediterranean Sea and the Western Desert, the country has been a site of energy exploration since the early 20th century. With recent discoveries of major natural gas deposits as well as continued exploration announcements, a low-cost...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Thierry Tanoh, Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Renewable Energy Development: Interview from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2018
What major projects will help double Côte d’Ivoire’s power capacity by 2020, and what role will renewable energy play in this process?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Amidou Traoré, Director-General, CI-Energies: Interview from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2018
Articles & Analysis | Investments made in increasing Côte d'Ivoire's energy capacity from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2018
Plans are under way to expand production capacity at three of Côte d’Ivoire’s thermal power plants operated by independent power producers (IPPs) Ciprel, Azito and Aggreko, against a backdrop of rising demand. In January 2018 Thierry Tanoh, the minister for oil, energy and renewable energy development, announced that work on the new units at...
Articles & Analysis | International oil companies continue to invest in Côte d'Ivoire from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2018
Since the end of civil unrest the authorities have made efforts to attract investment into the sector. Côte d’ Ivoire’s geographic position bodes well for an increase in oil and gas discoveries: it lies on an area between two tectonic plates called the West African transform margin, which has been the source of several oil findings in the past...