AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoTotalEnergies–GIP Deal: TotalEnergies has agreed a $1.8bn partnership with Global Infrastructure Partners to unlock value from African oil & gas midstream assets, with a throughput-based tariff over up to 15 years. Energy Transition, Built Locally: Egypt is pushing renewable industrialization with a 2,000MW wind project in the Gulf of Suez plus its first wind turbine manufacturing plant, aiming to export equipment and offer a model for faster delivery than past delays seen elsewhere. Power, Policy & Costs: Zimbabwe is moving to institutionalise regulatory impact assessments to cut the cost of doing business, after industry estimates compliance can weigh heavily on production. Fuel Prices & Subsidies: Nigeria’s Atiku Abubakar proposes a transparent production subsidy for petroleum products refined locally to lower pump prices and boost domestic refining. Methane Focus: UNEP is supporting Nigeria with webinars to strengthen measurement and management of methane emissions in agriculture under its NiMERP programme. Refining Momentum: Kenya’s President Ruto heads to New York to engage Dangote on the planned Ksh2.2tn Lamu refinery ahead of UNGA, targeting major jobs and regional energy security. Green Hydrogen Push: AfDB selected four green hydrogen projects across Egypt, Morocco, Namibia and South Africa for $20m repayable support, tied to large-scale solar/wind, electrolyzers and storage plans.
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