Africa Seeks New Ideas on How to Fill an Infrastructure Gap
June 15th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a look at Africa’s infrastructure challenges and opportunities: Africa will need some innovative thinking to fill a yawning infrastructure gap. That’s the message from delegates at this week’s inaugural Africa edition of the Bloomberg New Economy Gateway conference. By some estimates, the continent requires as much as $170 billion a year to build […]
Read more »Morocco, GOTION High-Tech Sign $6.4B Battery Production Deal
June 10th, 2023
Via Utilities Middle East, a report on Morocco and China’s GOTION High-Tech $6.4 billion battery production deal which also includes the construction of a “Giga Factory” in Rabat, with an annual production capacity of 100 gigawatt-hours: Morocco has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with GOTION High-Tech, a Chinese-European group specialising in electric mobility, to […]
Read more »DRC, Morocco, Kenya… Africa’s Energy Independence, Myth or Reality?
June 9th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on the potential for African energy independence: Despite abundant resources, Africa still lacks electricity. An increased focus on renewable energy could remedy this paradoxical situation. According to a World Bank estimate, DRC’s resources are ranked third worldwide in the hydroelectric sector, trailing only China and Russia. “With approximately […]
Read more »In Morocco, KFC Confirms Its Appetite For Africa
May 27th, 2023
Via The Africa Report, an article on KFC’s growing presence in Morocco: With 10 new stores announced for 2023, American fast-food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken is on schedule for its expansion efforts throughout Morocco. With a goal of 10 openings and 35 points of sale by the end of the year, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), […]
Read more »Massive Morocco-UK Cable Gains Financial Boost From Middle East
April 21st, 2023
Via Energy Live News, a report on a massive infrastructure project designed to bring solar power from Morocco to the UK: Xlinks, a UK-based startup that plans to build what is described as the world’s longest undersea cable to address the future energy requirements of the UK is allegedly close to concluding a funding round […]
Read more »A New Copper Age Is Coming …
January 21st, 2023
Via The Arab News, commentary on the prospect of a new copper age: We are entering a new copper age. As the world moves toward ambitious net zero carbon emissions targets, copper will take center stage as the key metal for our electrified future. From wind to solar to electric batteries and more, the coming […]
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.