Mapping Africa’s energy wealth and 560 million who remain without power
- Africa holds billions of barrels of oil, trillions of cubic metres of gas and produces most of the world’s cobalt and manganese for electric car batteries.
- This week, energy ministers, investors and oil executives are meeting in Cape Town for African Energy Week, which runs until October 16.
- The conference focuses on investment in oil and gas, energy finance and ending energy poverty.
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- Africa holds billions of barrels of oil, trillions of cubic metres of gas and produces most of the world’s cobalt and manganese for electric car batteries.
- This week, energy ministers, investors and oil executives are meeting in Cape Town for African Energy Week, which runs until October 16.
- The conference focuses on investment in oil and gas, energy finance and ending energy poverty.
Sources: Al Jazeera