Background note on Africa’s Current Path Energy Future to 2043

The document lists the top five African countries possessing 90% of Africa's proven coal reserves, with South Africa holding the largest share.

• Five African countries hold 90% of the continent's proven coal reserves, with South Africa possessing the largest amount at 11 BBOE, followed by Nigeria (2.5 BBOE), Zimbabwe (0.6 BBOE), Botswana (0.2 BBOE), and Mozambique (0.2).

APA

Cilliers, J. (2023). Background note on Africa’s Current Path Energy Future to 2043. Institute for Security Studies. https://futures.issafrica.org/special-reports/guide.pdf?report=other/Energy&topic=04-coal

Chicago

Cilliers, Jakkie. Background note on Africa’s Current Path Energy Future to 2043. Institute for Security Studies, 2023. https://futures.issafrica.org/special-reports/guide.pdf?report=other/Energy&topic=04-coal.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cilliers2023background, author = {Cilliers, Jakkie}, title = {{Background note on Africa’s Current Path Energy Future to 2043}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://futures.issafrica.org/special-reports/guide.pdf?report=other/Energy&topic=04-coal}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }