Congo’s Upstream Expansion Signals New Era for Central Africa’s Energy Future
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The Republic of Congo is entering a period of rapid growth, with upstream expansion across both the oil and natural gas industries positioning the country as a strategic anchor for Central Africa's energy development. With the start of operations at Congo LNG Phase 2, goals to reach 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) in oil production and bold reforms across its regulatory landscape, the Republic of Congo is sending a strong message to foreign investors: Central Africa is open for business and committed to realizing large-scale projects.
Natural Gas: A Cornerstone of Congo's Energy Strategy
Natural gas has emerged as a cornerstone of Congo's energy strategy, with recent advancements in LNG development reflecting the nation's commitment to bringing projects online efficiently and at pace. Brought onstream six months ahead of schedule and 35 months after construction began, the Congo LNG Phase 2 project began operations in December 2025. Part of the broader Congo LNG development, phase two increases the project's capacity by 2.4 million tons per annum (mtpa), bringing the total output to 3 mtpa. Phase two features three production platforms as well as the Scarabeo 5 unit - dedicated to gas treatment and compression - and the Nguya FLNG unit. First cargo is expected to be exported in early 2026.
The milestone comes shortly after the country became an LNG exporter, with the start of Congo LNG Phase 1 - the country's first major offshore gas development - achieved in late-2023. The commissioning of phase two marks an extraordinary acceleration, reflecting a national drive to position gas as a catalyst for growth. Beyond Congo LNG, advancements are being made at the Bango Kayo project - spearheaded by China's Wing Wah and incorporating an integrated gas monetization component. Developed in several phases, the project will produce LNG, LPG, butane and propane for the domestic market, with scalable gas infrastructure unlocking up to 30 billion cubic meters of gas over 25 years.
The Quest for 500,000 BPD
Congo's oil sector has long-been a critical contributor to the regional economy, but the push toward 500,000 bpd represents a new level of ambition. Several developments are underway to achieve this goal. TotalEnergies is investing $600 million in exploration and production, with a focus on the Moho Nord field. Trident Energy is expanding its portfolio following its acquisition of Chevron's Congolese assets in 2024, while Perenco is advancing the Kombi 2 platform, with operations on track for early-2026.
Wing Wah is also gearing up for greater production with the September 2025 signing of a $23 billion hydrocarbon agreement for the development of the Bango Kayo, Holmoni and Cayo permits. The deal aims to ramp-up output across the permits to more than 1.3 barrels by 2050. This upstream resurgence comes at a time when Central Africa is facing widening demand for secure energy supplies. Congo's production growth strengthens the region's ability to meet both export commitments and domestic needs.
Regulation Fuels Opportunity
The Republic of Congo's upstream momentum is being fueled by policy frameworks. In the gas sector, the country is establishing a Gas Master Plan, offering a clear development framework for the sector. Speaking at African Energy Week (AEW) 2025, the country's Minister of Hydrocarbon Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua, also announced that Congo's new Gas Code will be launched this year, creating greater clarity and providing long-term governance. These policies complement the anticipated launch of a licensing round. While faced with delays, the upcoming round is expected to feature strategic block opportunities, supporting forays by international players. Platforms such as AEW - which returns to Cape Town from 12-16 October 2026 - further supports foreign investment by promoting opportunities, connecting players and showcasing Congo's energy strategy to a global audience.
“The Republic of Congo is showing the continent what is possible when you combine political will, strong partnerships and a commitment to monetizing the resources you have today - not 10 years from now. Billions of dollars in oil and gas opportunities are being unlocked and Congo's success is strengthening the entire Central African region. This is the kind of bold development Africa needs,” says NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Energy Chamber.The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and Trade and Development Bank Group (TDB Group) Celebrate Growing Partnership with New Commitments
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, and the Trade and Development Bank Group (TDB Group) have been collaborating for several years financing the trade of commodities which are critical to the food and energy security of TDB Group Member States.
Building on more than US$ 800 million in TDB participation in ITFC syndicated facilities, the multilateral financial institutions have committed to further expand their cooperation in 2026 and beyond. Toward this end, the partners just signed, in Abuja, a framework agreement to grow an existing ITFC Murahaba facility to TDB by US$100 million with a target to scale it up to US$200 million.
The signing took place on the sidelines of the 5th Arab Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Program Board of Governors Meeting in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The proposed facility aims to support TDB Group's trade operations across key member countries, benefiting both the private and public sectors, supporting the import and export of strategic commodities and enhancing liquidity for essential sectors, particularly in markets where ITFC and TDB Group share development priorities.
Commenting on the signing, Eng. Adeeb Y. Al Aama, CEO of ITFC, highlighted, “Our cooperation with TDB Group continues to demonstrate how strategic partnerships can deliver real development impact on the ground. Through this renewed and expanded collaboration, we are reinforcing our shared commitment to enabling smoother trade flows, supporting private sector competitiveness, and advancing sustainable economic growth across the region.”
Admassu Tadesse, TDB Group President and Managing Director, said, “We are delighted to celebrate and continue elevating our partnership with ITFC, which has become a key partner for TDB Group for the trade of essential commodities in our region. We look forward to continue strengthening trade, investment and other ties between OIC and TDB Group countries.”
As both institutions continue to deepen co-financing efforts, this engagement reinforces their shared commitment to advancing economic integration, trade competitiveness, and private-sector growth across Africa.
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The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) is the trade finance arm of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group. It was established with the primary objective of advancing trade among OIC member countries, which would ultimately contribute to the overarching goal of improving the socio-economic conditions of the people across the world. Commencing operations in January 2008, ITFC has provided more than US$90 billion of financing to OIC member countries, making it the leading provider of trade solutions for these member countries' needs. With a mission to become a catalyst for trade development for OIC member countries and beyond, the Corporation helps entities in member countries gain better access to trade finance and provides them with the necessary trade-related capacity-building tools, which would enable them to successfully compete in the global market.
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Africa’s Green Economy Summit 2026 to unveil Africa’s premier pipeline of investment-ready green ventures making a difference toward net zero goals
Africa's Green Economy Summit (AGES 2026) is set to host an unparalleled showcase of investment-ready green economy projects from across the continent. With over 100 applications meticulously vetted by its expert investors committee, nearly 30 pioneering Pan-African initiatives have been selected to present their transformative solutions. This curated pipeline, spanning crucial sectors from clean energy to climate-smart agriculture, underscores Africa's pivotal role in the global green transition and AGES 2026's commitment to connecting global capital with impactful African ventures.
Elodie Delagneau, Investment Project Lead at VUKA Group, emphasised the significance of this year's selection: "The overwhelming response and the exceptional quality of applications reaffirm Africa's immense potential in the green economy. AGES 2026 is not merely a conference; it is the definitive platform where serious capital meets serious impact. Our rigorous vetting process ensures that investors encounter thoroughly de-risked and scalable projects that are poised to deliver both significant financial returns and verifiable environmental and social benefits."
A curated pipeline of innovation
The Pitch Programme is the culmination of extensive market research and rigorous evaluation, designed to identify and elevate projects that are not only innovative but also strategically aligned with Africa's sustainable development goals. These initiatives represent the cutting edge of green and blue economy solutions, ready to drive tangible progress across the continent.
Our committee, comprised of leading investors and industry experts, has meticulously selected nearly 30 game-changing ventures. This sneak peek offers a glimpse into the future of Africa's green economy, featuring solutions that are ripe for investment and set to transform industries and communities alike.
Approaching Africa's critical green economy verticals
AGES 2026 will present a diverse portfolio of projects categorised into eight high-growth sectors, each offering compelling investment opportunities:
- Energy: Powering Africa's Green Transformation
The sector is fundamental for Africa's development, with over 600 million lacking electricity. Projects range from utility-scale solar and wind to mini-grids, energy storage, and green hydrogen initiatives. These ventures offer rapid emissions reductions, enhance energy security, and unlock new economic opportunities. Investors will find projects leveraging Africa's abundant renewable resources, supported by favourable policies and innovative financing.
- Transport & E-Mobility: Accelerating Sustainable Connectivity
Addressing urbanisation and emissions, this sector showcases projects focused on electrifying Africa's transport systems. Initiatives span electric buses, two/three-wheelers, and innovative logistics solutions. These projects aim to reduce fossil fuel consumption, improve urban air quality, and enhance economic productivity through modern, efficient, and clean mobility infrastructure.
- Waste & Circular Economy: Transforming Waste into Value
This critical sector tackles public health, urban resilience, and climate mitigation by converting waste into valuable resources. Projects include advanced recycling facilities, waste-to-energy solutions, organic waste composting, and innovative approaches to utilising invasive species. These ventures create jobs, reduce landfill reliance, and generate new revenue streams from what was once considered waste.
- Water & Resilience: Safeguarding Africa's Most Precious Resource
Water security is paramount for health, agriculture, and industrial activity, especially as climate change intensifies drought and flood risks. Projects in this sector focus on building resilient water infrastructure, developing decentralised water services, and implementing climate-resilient solutions such as groundwater monitoring and integrated catchment rehabilitation.
- Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems: Cultivating Africa's Future
With agriculture central to livelihoods, this sector presents projects focused on sustainable practices that increase productivity, climate resilience, and food security. Initiatives range from vertical farming and biochar-based fertilisers to agri-tech platforms and cold chain solutions. These projects aim to reduce emissions, enhance soil health, boost yields, and empower smallholder farmers across the continent.
- Biodiversity & Nature Finance: Safeguarding Africa's Natural Capital
Africa's vast biodiversity underpins essential ecosystem services and climate regulation. Projects in this sector mobilise capital to protect, restore, and sustainably manage critical ecosystems like forests, wetlands, and coastal zones. Initiatives such as REDD+ programs and blue carbon projects offer high-impact conservation opportunities with significant co-benefits for local communities and tourism.
- Digitalisation & Climate Tech: Accelerating Green Innovation
Digital tools are proving to be powerful accelerators for climate solutions, optimising energy use, enhancing agricultural productivity, and improving resource management. This sector features projects leveraging IoT, AI, and blockchain for supply chain traceability, carbon accounting, and new green business models. These technologies reduce transaction costs and dramatically increase the scalability of green projects.
- Carbon Markets & Credits: Monetising Climate Action
Carbon markets are emerging as a powerful mechanism to mobilise private capital for climate mitigation and nature-based solutions. Projects here focus on generating high-integrity carbon credits through renewables, avoided deforestation, mangrove restoration, methane capture, and sustainable agriculture. These initiatives channel crucial finance to projects that deliver verifiable climate benefits alongside significant social outcomes.
Experience the power of connection
AGES 2026 stands as Africa's most influential gathering for green investment, innovation, and policy. The summit is meticulously designed to foster direct connections between global capital and the most promising green economy projects.
"The Pitch Programme offers an unparalleled opportunity for investors to engage directly with the innovators shaping Africa's green future," Delagneau added. "Beyond the pitches, attendees will benefit from purpose-built matchmaking sessions, networking opportunities with leading DFIs, corporate partners, and policymakers, and deep insights into the continent's evolving green economy landscape. Our goal is to significantly accelerate deal flow and ensure that every investor finds projects that align with their financial and impact mandates."
The summit also includes a robust mentorship program for pitching projects, ensuring they are investor-ready and equipped with compelling narratives. This holistic approach reinforces AGES 2026's commitment to not just showcasing projects but actively facilitating their success and growth.
AGES 2026 is poised to be a pivotal event in driving Africa's just transition, underscoring the continent's leadership in developing scalable, sustainable, and economically viable solutions to global challenges.
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MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 to Discuss Clean Energy and Industrial Development
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Mauritania has advanced its clean energy agenda with the August 2025 unveiling of a 160 MW solar plant, 60 MW wind farm and large-scale battery storage systems - all to be developed under a new public-private partnership framework. The announcement comes as the MSGBC basin undergoes rapid transformation in its energy sector, following the start of LNG production at the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project earlier this year – a milestone set to reshape regional power generation, industrial expansion and export potential.
Amid this progress, the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 conference and exhibition – taking place in Dakar from December 8-10 – will host a high-level session – Powering the MSGBC Region with Sustainable Technologies. Speakers include Katrin Puetz, Co-Founder of social business initiative BioGasUnite; a senior representative from Senegal's body for oil and gas projects COS Petrogaz; Jonathan Ambrogi, Business Development Officer at consultancy firm EnGreen; and Jason Yang, General Manager at industrial manufacturer Neway Valve. The panelists will examine how emerging technologies, expanded gas and renewable capacity, and improved regulatory frameworks can accelerate energy security, industrial growth and sustainable development across the MSGBC region.
Explore opportunities, foster partnerships and stay at the forefront of the MSGBC region's oil, gas and power sector. Visit www.MSGBCOilGasAndPower.com to secure your participation at the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 conference. To sponsor or participate as a delegate, please contact sales@energycapitalpower.com.
Senegal continues to consolidate its position as a regional power hub through its upcoming Cap des Biches combined-cycle gas plant, which will add 300 MW to the national grid and support the country's 2025 target of 30% renewables in its electricity mix. The project follows the start of the Sangomar oil field in mid-2024 – which has strengthened government revenue streams intended to support diversified industrial development - and ahead of the anticipated final investment decision on the Yakaar-Teranga gas project. Yakaar-Teranga further anchors Senegal's strategy to deploy natural gas as a stabilizing bridge fuel.
The Gambia is similarly advancing its energy and regulatory landscape, with new petroleum exploration and production legislation under development and a fresh renewable energy partnership with Turkey aimed at expanding national infrastructure. These advancements align with the country's goal of achieving 90% electrification by the end of 2025.
Mauritania's position as a future global green hydrogen hub also forms a central part of the regional transition, marked by gigawatt-scale ventures such as the Aman project – which completed geological studies in March 2025 – and the Megaton Moon initiative, following its framework agreement signed in February 2025. Together, these projects aim to supply both domestic green industries such as green iron production and export markets in Europe.
Against this backdrop, the upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power conference will bring together industry leaders to examine how these emerging renewable, gas-to-power and hydrogen developments can accelerate sustainable growth across the region.
“Powering the MSGBC Region with sustainable Technologies will be a critical session that reflects the basin's rapid shift toward cleaner, more reliable energy systems. As new gas, renewable and hydrogen projects come online, this dialogue will help stakeholders chart a pathway to long-term energy security and industrial growth,” states Sandra Jeque, Events and Project Director, Energy Capital & Power.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Energy Capital & Power.MSGBC Conference to Spotlight Regional Infrastructure, Logistics Opportunities
Major milestones across the MSGBC basin are accelerating the region's rise as a leading African energy hub, with the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project commencing commercial operations and Senegal's Sangomar oilfield coming online. These achievements mark a decisive shift in the basin's capabilities, positioning the MSGBC region as a growing exporter of both gas and liquids while attracting new waves of international investment. Yet as production scales upward, the region's long-term competitiveness will hinge not only on what is produced, but on how efficiently those resources can reach global markets.
The upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 conference and exhibition will feature a panel session titled Integrated Infrastructure & Logistics: Beyond the Port to Global Markets. The session will focus on investment needs and opportunities in integrated infrastructure and logistics to connect the region's expanding energy market and mineral resource production to regional and global markets. The panel will bring together senior representatives from key companies that play a significant role in the MSGBC region's infrastructure and logistics landscape, including speakers from private equity firm Actis, industrial manufacturer Neway Valve, management firm EPCM Holdings and logistics provider Africa Global Logistics.
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The panel will highlight the importance of integrated infrastructure in enabling the development of the MSGBC region's energy and mineral resources. The discussion is expected to cover multimodal transport infrastructure, including pipelines, ports and rail, as well as the role of logistics and industrial suppliers in supporting energy and mining projects. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear directly from companies that are actively contributing to the region's growing energy and industrial sectors, including the GTA gas project, Mauritania's Energy Service Zone and other key initiatives.
The MSGBC region's energy and mineral sectors are increasingly drawing international attention, with investment focused on both export infrastructure and domestic industrialization. Integrated transport networks, including pipelines and regional rail connections, are critical to unlocking the economic potential of these resources. As such, the panel is set to provide insight into the companies, partnerships and infrastructure solutions that are shaping the MSGBC region's ability to connect its production to global markets, while also supporting regional economic growth and industrial development.
“This panel underscores the critical role of integrated infrastructure and logistics in connecting the MSGBC region's energy and mineral resources to regional and global markets. It will provide a platform for industry leaders to share insights on the partnerships and solutions driving economic growth and sustainable development across the basin,” states Sandra Jeque, Events and Project Director, Energy Capital & Power.
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