Africa needs $200 billion a year in energy investment, IPPG says
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At a glance
- Africa needs more than $200 billion in annual energy investment by 2030, according to Independent Petroleum Producers Group Chairman Adegbite Falade.
- The funding would support oil and gas development, expanded electricity generation and distribution, and clean energy.
- The Africa Energy Bank is expected to begin operations in October.
Africa will need more than $200 billion in energy investment every year by 2030, according to Adegbite Falade, chairman of the Independent Petroleum Producers Group.
Falade said the funding would be needed to develop the continentโs oil and gas resources, expand electricity generation and distribution, and grow clean energy.
He also said the Africa Energy Bank would begin operations in October. Falade made the remarks at an event reported by Vanguard.
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