Officially, Morocco’s much-anticipated LNG import scheme remains a key element in the next decade’s energy mix, but the project is likely to disappoint most of the potential suppliers and contractors who lined up to participate during earlier iterations, writes Jon … Read More

Actis, a leading investor in growth markets, is sponsoring all three Africa Investment Exchanges in 2019: AIX: Gas – 2 to 3 May 2019 AIX: Gas brings upstream and LNG players together with investors, senior officials, power sector and downstream … Read More

Gas imports could transform the West African energy landscape if any of the growing number of planned projects get off the ground. New schemes are in the early stages of development in Guinea and Sierra Leone, while Côte d’Ivoire’s new … Read More

Malawi is racing to reduce a supply deficit that could top 150MW next year. The country experienced a nationwide blackout in early March after the 130MW Kapichira and 36MW Nkula A hydropower plants had to be switched off to reduce … Read More

Denham Capital will again be sponsoring our annual Africa Investment Exchange: Power & Renewables meeting in London. The sixth annual AIX: Power & Renewables meeting will be held at RSA House, London on 13-14 November. Over the last five years … Read More

We are delighted to confirm African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) are sponsoring the AIX: Gas, AIX: Nairobi and AIX: Power and Renewables meetings in 2019. With a 19 year track record, AIIM is an experienced private equity investment manager focused exclusively … Read More

By the end of 2018, natural gas and dual fuel plants using gas will have increased from 40% of installed capacity in 2010 to nearly 48%, according to the new African Energy Data Book. The increase in gas usage has … Read More

AIX: Gas brings upstream and LNG players together with investors, senior officials, and power sector and downstream developers to help form and strengthen partnerships along the African gas value chain. Now in its fifth year, the programme responds to Africa’s … Read More

The number of big multilateral financing facilities being put in place for electricity transmission and distribution (T&D) projects across Africa points to a recognition that, after decades when installing generation capacity was the central preoccupation of governments and donors, the … Read More