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Hawilti

Mickael Vogel

Africa’s hydropower capacity grows amid challenges and calls for action

Africa’s hydropower capacity has surged, adding 2 gigawatts (GW) in 2023, according to the preliminary findings of the World Hydropower Outlook from the International Hydropower Association (IHA). Despite this growth, the continent has harnessed only 10% of its vast potential.

Hydropower fleet

Mickael Vogel

Namibia's green hydrogen revolution could ignite a sustainable energy future for Africa

Green Hydrogen

Mickael Vogel

Building a diversified and resilient energy mix in Africa: lessons from EGYPES 2024

For most African countries, gas and renewable energy represent an untapped potential to bridge the energy deficit on the continent and support industrialization – providing the right policies and incentives are put in place to do so. But so far, access to energy has remained unreliable for African industries and households, and natural resources continue to be largely extracted and exported raw.

Mickael Vogel

In Africa’s biggest economy, natural gas is becoming a catalyst for industrialisation

A report by Hawilti showed that gas-to-industry volumes in Nigeria had more than doubled between 2015 and 2021 and stood at some 600 MMscf/d.

technology in oil and gas industry for Energy Connects

Mickael Vogel

In this new oil market supercycle, African operators turn to local content for help

Economic recovery, geopolitics and the overall global energy demand and supply have impacted the price of both crude oil and natural gas in the last couple of months. A reality that has gotten genuine industry players working.

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