Can North Africa's Oil and gas sector adapt?

There are also opportunities for North Africa’s important oil and gas sector to adapt and contribute to accelerating the region’s clean energy transitions.

How is the energy crisis affecting North Africa?

The crisis is affecting energy systems around the world, and presents North African countries with an imperative to re‑evaluate energy strategies and accelerate clean energy transitions in planning their economic recovery.

Does North Africa need a clean cooking system?

Today, access to clean cooking has become almost universal across the region, with the vast majority of North Africa's population relying on either natural gas or LPG. Challenges remain, including the need to ensure affordable access, with a limited burden on public finance and with a reliable quality of service and supply.

Why is renewable electricity so important in North Africa?

Over the last decade, renewable electricity in North Africa has grown more than 40%, driven by the rapid expansion of wind, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal. Renewables play a minor role in the transport sector across the region, with still few electric vehicles that can use renewable power and low levels of biofuels.

Where does North Africa Invest in renewables?

So far, most of the investments are concentrated in Morocco and Egypt. Contrary to the global trend in the period of 2013-2020 which shows private sector financing as the primary source of funding for renewables development, North Africa sees public finance play a far more important role.

What is the Africa Energy Initiative?

The initiative covers three African regions: North Africa, the Horn of Africa and the Sahel region. Its aim is to support African policy makers in their efforts towards achieving more sustainable energy production and use across their energy systems.