Where China’s Lithium Monopoly Comes From
November 8th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, a report on the real issue with lithium, specifically that there is no shortage of raw lithium, but rather China’s dominance of lithium processing is where the potential problem lies: 2,850,000 billion and 20 million: two numbers that can enlighten us all about the looming lithium shortage. That first is mine and […]
Read more »Namibia Plans to Electrify all Households by 2040
November 7th, 2023
Via Namibia’s The Brief, a report that Namibia plans to electrify all households by 2040: Namibia plans to electrify all households by 2040, Mines and Energy minister, Tom Alweendo has revealed. The government’s plans are outlined in the recently approved National Electrification Policy. “I am pleased to share that our government recently approved the National […]
Read more »Power Ship Company that Cut Electricity in African Cities Eyes Expansion
November 7th, 2023
Via Semafor, an article on Karpowership’s plans to grow its African footprint: A Turkish company whose floating power ships switched off the electricity supply to two of Africa’s poorest cities in recent months says it is in talks with six more countries to expand across the continent. But critics argue it only provides a short […]
Read more »China’s Global Network of Strategically Vital Ports
November 7th, 2023
Via The Washington Post, a look at how China has acquired a global network of strategically vital ports: A decade ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the Maritime Silk Road, the oceanic component of his flagship Belt and Road Initiative aimed at improving China’s access to world markets by investing in transportation infrastructure. The initiative’s […]
Read more »Starsight Premier Energy Considers Expansion Into South Sudan, DRC
November 7th, 2023
Via The Africa Report, an article on Starsight Premier Energy’s potential expansion into South Sudan, DRC: Starsight Premier Energy CEO Rupesh Hindocha sees cheap solar power as the key to unlocking Africa’s manufacturing potential. Starsight Premier Energy, a joint venture between Starsight Energy and Premier Solar, is considering entering South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo […]
Read more »Rising Energy Prices Rekindle Thai, Cambodian Interest In Disputed Waters
November 7th, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on how rising energy prices may rekindle tensions between Thailand and Cambodia over long-dormant oil and gas reserves: A decades-old dispute between Cambodia and Thailand over potentially resource-rich waters is back in the spotlight as rising prices press governments to find new energy sources. Thai officials have floated a new […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.