Natural Gas in Africa Amid a Low-Carbon Energy Transition

The document identifies a short-term opportunity for African gas producers to fill global supply gaps caused by the war in Ukraine, but warns that new infrastructure investments face a high risk of becoming stranded assets as the world moves toward net-zero.

• African nations are divided into established gas producers, including Nigeria, Egypt, Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, and Angola, and emergent producers such as South Africa, Namibia, Senegal, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
• The war in Ukraine has created global supply constraints and price increases, offering African countries a chance to generate revenue by filling the demand gap to support development.
• New investments in gas infrastructure face significant risks of becoming stranded assets, especially as global finance for fossil infrastructure becomes more constrained and concerted action toward a net-zero world increases.

APA

African Climate Foundation (2024). Natural Gas in Africa Amid a Low-Carbon Energy Transition. https://africanclimatefoundation.org/research-article/natural-gas-in-africa-amid-a-low-carbon-energy-transition/

Chicago

African Climate Foundation. Natural Gas in Africa Amid a Low-Carbon Energy Transition. 2024. https://africanclimatefoundation.org/research-article/natural-gas-in-africa-amid-a-low-carbon-energy-transition/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{africanclimatefoundation2024natural, author = {{African Climate Foundation}}, title = {{Natural Gas in Africa Amid a Low-Carbon Energy Transition}}, institution = {African Climate Foundation}, year = {2024}, month = mar, url = {https://africanclimatefoundation.org/research-article/natural-gas-in-africa-amid-a-low-carbon-energy-transition/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }