Clean Energy Projects Are Booming Everywhere. Except in Poor Nations.
October 7th, 2023
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on clean energy projects in developing countries like Congo where a big obstacle is the lack of loans, a subject of intense disagreement between richer and poorer countries. But in Congo, a hard-fought solar investment shows a possible path forward. The world is racing ahead with enormous […]
Read more »A New $850 Million Route to Speed Up Congo’s Copper Exports
October 5th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on a new $850 million, 184 km road connecting Zambia and DRC to the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania: Company plans new highway cutting through Zambia to Tanzania Project could ease burden on strained existing infrastructure An $850 million road project connecting copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic […]
Read more »Critical Minerals and the New Cold War
October 1st, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on how access to critical materials has become a paramount national security concern and the object of increasing competition between China and the United States: The ongoing energy transition is transforming the global economy from a hydrocarbon-dependent system to a mineral-intensive one. The global decarbonization shift has supercharged the […]
Read more »Europe Lines Up African Minerals Pacts to Ease Reliance on China
September 29th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on European efforts to line up African mineral pacts to ease reliance on China: Partnerships expected to be signed during EU investment summit Deals part of bloc’s efforts to diversify access to materials The European Union is finalizing partnerships with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia to boost local industries as the bloc competes […]
Read more »DRC Plans New Copper-Cobalt Smelter to Serve Informal Miners
September 26th, 2023
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s plans for a new copper-cobalt smelter to serve informal miners: Government sees refinery capturing artisanal cobalt output US firm Delphos International has agreed to find financing Democratic Republic of Congo said it’s backing plans for a new domestically owned copper-cobalt plant to help formalize […]
Read more »Democratic Republic of Congo Sees Expanded UAE Mining Investment, Seeks Inga Partners
September 22nd, 2023
Via Bloomberg, an article on the DRC’s expanded investment ties with the UAE: President expects Emirati group to expand to copper and cobalt Tshisekedi says he can’t interfere in imprisoned reporter case Democratic Republic of Congo is still looking for partners for the world’s biggest hydropower project and expects expanded mining investments from the United […]
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.