2023年非洲天然气报告（英）

1Gas for Africa ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL FOR ENERGISING AFRICAEndorsed by Gas For AfricaGas For Africa23AcknowledgementsThe Gas for Africa report was prepared by Hawilti Ltd in partnership with the International Gas Union (IGU).The report is based on market research, publicly available data, and research interviews conducted by Hawilti Ltd. with various public- and private-sector executives across Africa. It engaged the African Union’s African Energy Commission (AFREC) and the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), which have provided critical insights and endorsed the report’s key findings and conclusions.We received valuable inputs from numerous experts whose contributions and review helped to develop and shape this report, including:• Rashid Ali Abdallah, Executive Director, African Energy Commission (AU-AFREC); • Taiwo Okwor, Vice President Natural Resources, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC);• Halima Abba, Associate Vice President, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC); • Charles Nyirahuku, Chief Gas Officer, African Development Bank Group (AfDB); • Adly Kalafi, Vice President for Africa, TAQA Arabia;• Dr. Yang Lei, Chair of the IGU Coordination Committee;• Benoît de la Fouchardiere, Group General Manager, Perenco; • John Smelcer, Managing Director Business Development, Globeleq; • Paul Eardley-Taylor, Head of Oil & Gas - Southern Africa, Standard Bank; • Jean Craven, CEO, Barak Fund Management; • Karim Shaaban, Managing Director, Rosetta Energy; • Audrey Joe-Ezigbo, Co-Founder & Deputy Managing Director, Falcon Corporation;• Sumeet Singh, CEO, Powergas Nigeria; • Jamal Akinade, Founder & CEO, Bridport Energy; • Hassana Mbeirick, CEO, Meen & Meen. Gas For AfricaGas For Africa45WelcomeWe are delighted to welcome you to this important report, produced jointly by the International Gas Union with Hawilti Ltd. Africa is home to every fifth human on the planet; it has the youngest and fastest growing population with the lowest energy access level in the world. It also has close to one tenth of the world's proven natural gas reserves. Gas can play a major role in delivering a secure and sustainable energy future for Africa and can enable a just energy transition, which starts with energy access. Access to modern energy in Africa is imperative for its development, its ability to respond to climate change, and for gradually decarbonising its economies. Gas is one of the keys to unlocking this access, and it is also a key source of flexibility and reserve energy needed for integrating large amounts of variable renewables. Using its gas resources together with renewable energy technologies, Africa can build energy systems compatible with a climate- or carbon-neutral future and underpin the continent’s sustainable economic development.Most of the gas developed in Africa to date has been exported. While several African countries with the most advanced energy networks have been successfully using natural gas to produce electricity and serve other key energy needs, most Africans still have no way to access Africa’s gas. The lack of delivery, storage, and access infrastructure, together with small, remote, and often rural demand centres without established energy markets, form a set of complex challenges for gasification. However, as complex as the challenges are, there are achievable solutions, many of which have been demonstrated successful local examples, some of which are explored in this report. It is also imperative that Africa’s gas industry is future-ready, which means minimising or eliminating value chain emissions of natural gas and applying infrastructure designs today which are ready for decarbonisation in the future. There are clear opportunities to future-proof new projects and maximise the sustainability value of existing natural gas projects, including actions to eliminate flaring and methane emissions. Finally, for gas opportunities to be realised, domestic cooperation and local leadership will be critical, and we are most grateful for the invaluable endorsements of this report’s findings by the African Union’s African Energy Commission and the Africa Finance Corporation. The analysis presented in the subsequent sections assesses key drivers, potential, barriers, and solutions for developing natural gas value chains in Africa. We hope that readers will find it valuable and that this report will play an important role in enriching the understanding of the scale of domestic and global opportunity for Africa’s gas and future gas markets.Li YalanPresidentInternational Gas UnionAmel GrabsiPartner & Head of West AfricaHawilti Ltd Gas For AfricaGas For Africa67ForewordRole of Natural Gas in Africa’s Just Energy TransitionThe African Union attaches great importance to the implementation of ambitious energy goals designed to build resilient energy infrastructure on the continent. The 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council adopted the African Common Position on Energy Acc