Energy in Africa - Impact of African Fossil Fuel Discoveries On World Energy Supply

Impact of African Fossil Fuel Discoveries On World Energy Supply

A 2012 study by EPS-PEAKS explored the significance of recent fossil fuel resource discoveries in Africa in terms of the economies of those countries affected, and of the future of world energy supply. It concludes that East African gas and Mozambican coal finds are substantial in relation to the current size of the economies of those countries involved, and could also provide a sizable contribution towards meeting some of Asia's energy demand over coming years. However, these finds do not change the overall picture of a likely global energy resource shortage by the middle of this century.

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