Egypt is one of the oldest energy producers in the Middle East, with a history of commercial oil production dating back more than a century. The country benefits from low production costs and a relatively large volume of both onshore and offshore oil and gas fields. Developed infrastructure has allowed the country in past decades to maintain a sizeable export market, through shipped products...
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Chapter | Energy & Utilities from The Report: Egypt 2016
Located at a crossroads between Africa, Asia and Europe, Egypt remains one of the world’s most strategically important countries, as it has been for millennia. Egypt has the third-largest GDP in the Arab world, after oil-rich Saudi Arabia and the UAE. It is considerably more diversified than many economies in the region, with manufacturing and agriculture key contributors, making up 14.5% and 15.7% of GDP, respectively, according to the Central Bank of Egypt, as well as oil and gas extraction.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Donald Mahaga, Chairman, Kenya Oil and Gas Association: Interview from The Report: Kenya 2016
What are the largest challenges faced by producers in commercialising onshore finds in Kenya?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Tim Carstens, Managing Director, Base Resources: Interview from The Report: Kenya 2016
What specific measures could help improve the country’s attractiveness for mining operators?
Articles & Analysis | Exploration efforts and new legislation set to boost Kenya's mining sector from The Report: Kenya 2016
Building on its sizeable reserves of soda ash, fluorspar and titanium oxide, among other resources, Kenya’s burgeoning mining sector is poised for significant long-term growth. The industry’s potential is thus helping to draw in significant investments in its critical infrastructure.
Articles & Analysis | Significant upgrades needed to meet Kenya's electrification targets from The Report: Kenya 2016
The country’s electrification targets are ambitious; Kenya hopes to add an additional 5000 MW of generation capacity by 2017, and an additional 23,000 MW by 2030. Although the government has already unveiled its Last Mile Connectivity Project (LMCP), which will connect an additional 300,000 Kenyan households to the national grid in the coming...