Africa: The Clean Energy Hub of the Future
June 20th, 2023
Via TED, an interesting talk on Africa’s clean energy potential: Africa is perhaps the continent that needs least convincing about the clean energy opportunity for health, livelihoods and economy. As the fastest-growing, yet least-electrified continent on the globe most in need of power systems that can help fortify against the onslaught of climate shocks and […]
Read more »Billionaire Forrest ‘Can’t Wait Forever’ for $80 Billion Congo Hydro Deal
June 20th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on the planned Grand Inga hydro dam in the DRC which would be about twice as big as Three Gorges Dam and Africa’s biggest investment project yet: Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest warned he “can’t wait forever” to seal a deal with the Democratic Republic of Congo for a hydropower and […]
Read more »Gabon: Banking On Untapped Mines For Its Post-Oil Energy Era
June 20th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at how Gabon is banking on its untapped mines for the post-oil energy era: As Gabon seeks to transition away from an oil-dependent economy, mining – mainly for manganese, iron and gold – has emerged as a key pillar in its strategic roadmap. Despite a resurgence in oil […]
Read more »Iran, Uzbekistan Reach Agreement on Developing Transportation Corridor
June 20th, 2023
Via The Financial Tribune, a report on an agreement on the development of the multimodal “Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran” transport corridor: Uzbekistan’s Transport Minister Ilkhom Mahkamov met with the Iran’s Roads and Urban Development Minister Mehrdad Bazrpash on June 18. At the meeting, the parties discussed the strengthening of mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of transport, the […]
Read more »Qatar Strikes Second Big LNG Supply Deal With China
June 20th, 2023
Via Reuters, a report on Qatar second big LNG supply deal with China: Qatar on Tuesday secured its second large gas supply deal with a Chinese state-controlled company in less than a year, putting Asia clearly ahead in the race to secure gas supplies from Doha’s massive production expansion project. China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) […]
Read more »Russian Oil Shipment Arrives in Pakistan
June 19th, 2023
Via Foreign Policy, a look at how a recent oil shipment from Russia to Pakistan shows how the global south is balancing relations with Moscow and the West: A Russian cargo ship delivered barrels of crude oil to Karachi, Pakistan, last Sunday. It was the first shipment in a deal struck in April to send […]
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