Despite abundant resources, Mongolia has struggled to shore up its energy security and decrease its dependence on Russia for refined fuel and electricity. The government has made some headway in diversifying fuel imports and improving its terms of trade, while several mid-stream projects could develop domestic refined fuel production. Meanwhile, important refurbishments of Mongolia’s ageing...
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With a focus on curbing political risk to encourage new investment, Mongolian authorities are striving to build a competitive industry to develop the country’s abundant natural resources. Copper regained its place as Mongolia’s top export in 2014, and is the primary focus of new exploration alongside gold and niche minerals such as fluorspar and rare earth metals. While the coalition...
Given the significant foreign direct investment needed to achieve its development goals, Mongolia has strong motivation to improve its attractiveness to investors. The government is therefore adjusting its policies, while new laws are expected to gradually reinvigorate foreign investment flows.
Articles & Analysis | Privatisation of power generation assets in Nigeria from The Report: Nigeria 2015
The effort to privatise Nigeria’s electricity sector is far from new – it was discussed as early as the late 1990s and the basics were outlined in the 2001 National Electric Power Policy. The spate of policies rolled out over the past two decades came from different administrations, but share a belief that a healthy national power system – one able to meet domestic needs...
Articles & Analysis | Nigeria's plans to make hydro-electric and solar key power sources from The Report: Nigeria 2015
Though the focus for power in Nigeria is on leveraging the country’s considerable gas reserves, there is also a master plan and contribution targets for renewable sources. The plan aims to attract investment in a range of related activities beyond building and running power plants, including equipment manufacturing, feasibility studies and capacity building. For now,...
Articles & Analysis | Expanding access to electricity and clean water in Nigeria from The Report: Nigeria 2015
The lack of power has been among the biggest obstacles to higher levels of economic growth, and Nigeria is in the midst of a long and complex effort to increase electricity supply by more than fivefold by 2020, from the current level of about 3400 MW to 20,000 MW. The immediate result of this is a spike in demand for capital to rehabilitate existing capacity and add new...