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Editorial by Jean-Pierre Favennec
 Jun 12, 2023

Hydrogen and renewable energies

SIEPA: what's next?

The next edition of SIEPA (International conference on Oil and Energy in Africa) will take place on January 23 and 24 in Dakar.

On this site you'll find a link to the full report on SIEPA 2023. It's an important source of information.

Energie for Africa - think tank meeting: Hydrogen: myth or reality?

The Association for the Development of Enery in Africa (ADEA) and the Senegalese Association for the Development of Enery in Africa (ASDEA) are organizing a conference on Tuesday June 20, 2023 (5:30 pm - 8 pm - CEST , 3:30 pm - 11 am West Africa) dedicated to Hydrogen: myth or reality. The program and registration details are shown opposite.

Renewable energies play an important role in Africa's energy mix. Hydropower, solar and wind power are the preferred sources of electricity, while firewood (which needs to be gradually replaced by clean fuels) is the main cooking fuel in many countries.

Access to electricity

Demand for electricity is set to grow considerably over the next few years. Most new capacity will come from solar and wind power.

The role of gas

With the gas market set to come under pressure over the next few years, Africa is due to play a major role in this sector over the next few years. Traditional producers (Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Nigeria) will remain significant suppliers to Europe. What's new will come from sub-Saharan Africa. The reserves discovered in Mozambique and Tanzania in the Rovuma basin are considerable and should, once security problems have been overcome, make a major contribution to supplying Asia and Europe. More recent discoveries in South Africa could also play a significant role. Finally, discoveries in Senegal and Mauritania could eventually contribute to European supplies.

Jean-Pierre Favennec
Président
Association pour
le Développement
de l'Énergie en Afrique

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Events

Conference
Jun 20, 2023

Hydrogen: myth or reality?

Tuesday June 20 from 3:30 pm to 6 pm GMT - 5:30 pm to 8 pm CET

To attend the conference, please register with Latifa Hanifi

More informations
Conference
Mar 7, 2023

SIEPA 2023

Minutes and videos available on the SIEPA website

Think-Tank
of May 18, 2021
Journal n°23
of Jun 10, 2019
n°23 - 2019-06-10 09:16:40

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FLNG projects in Africa
 Apr 1, 2022
The LNG project operated by ENI in the Mozambique Channel, Coral South, is expected to produce its first shipment of LNG this year, in 2022. The centerpiece of the project (the natural gas liquefaction units) is based on an offshore Floating LNG (new built vessel) built in a Samsung shipyard in South Korea which arrived at its production site last January.
Senegal: GreenYellow to install a 1.56 MWp solar PV system for Senico
 Jul 8, 2021
GreenYellow, the French renewable energy specialist, will install a 1.56 MWp solar power plant for Senico, a company specialising in the production and marketing of agri-food products. The solar power plant will power its facilities in the town of Diamniadio, near Dakar. Source: Afrik21.africa
Engie and Energy Web launch “DeFi”, for financing mini-grids
 Jun 19, 2021
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