The recently signed liquefied natural gas (LNG) development project in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province is a promising step on the long road to Africa’s just energy transition

When examining how fossil fuel exploration, production, and usage differ between African and more developed nations, the contrast is so stark that it essentially defines the core mission of the African Energy Chamber (AEC).

As the hottest year ever recorded draws to a close, climate change is passing from theory to reality and gaining ever-increasing urgency in statehouses around the world.

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber Earlier this year, South Africa was making headlines around the globe for the daily extended power outages plaguing the country. The best solution, environmentalists said, would be to replace the country’s aging coal-fired electricity plants with wind- and solar-energy solutions. My argument was that renewables should be - Read More

It’s not unusual, when discussing Africa’s local content laws for natural resources, to focus on employment.

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber In a televised speech earlier this summer, South Africa’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, pushed back strongly against environmental groups’ efforts to block oil and gas production in his country. Even before his speech, Mantashe has been an outspoken advocate for driving oil and gas - Read More

The Heated Energy Debate The deeper that we head into this decade, the more and more it seems that everybody has developed some sort of viewpoint when it comes to energy. Do we fully dispense with fossil fuels and charge headlong into renewable energy sources? Or should we throw every last resource of our focus - Read More

For those who have not heard of it, Yale Environment 360 is an online magazine that covers news, analysis, and debate about the environment around the world. Recently, they published an article about Europe’s burgeoning interest in North Africa’s solar and wind resources as the world powers begin moving toward renewable energy. It’s indisputable that - Read More

As an African business owner and lawyer, I’ve had the chance to see how much potential Africa has for the future. One such opportunity I’ve seen on our beautiful continent is the potential that Africa harbors for mining and exporting minerals that can be used in rapidly evolving technological advancements. As global markets continue to - Read More

The African Energy Chamber is countering yet another argument in the onslaught of calls for Africa to give up oil and gas production. This time, it’s the idea that oil and gas projects in our continent are worse for the climate than those in other regions of the world.