Energy drives Congo-Brazzaville’s economy. This section analyzes oil, gas, hydropower, and renewable projects, while assessing global energy transitions and their impact on Congo and Africa.
Congo’s Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso presented the National Energy Pact at the African Development Bank Assemblies, a $2 billion-plus programme targeting 3,000 MW of electricity capacity short-term and 10,000 …
Three weeks after his appointment, Congo’s Hydrocarbons Minister Stève Simplice Onanga laid out seven priorities, from data sovereignty to local content and gas.
Stev Simplice Onanga has officially taken over as Congo-Brazzaville’s Minister of Hydrocarbons, inheriting a sector producing 300,000 barrels per day with an ambitious target of 700,000 by 2030.
TotalEnergies has found roughly 100 million barrels off Congo-Brazzaville’s Moho permit, tapping existing offshore infrastructure for a low-cost, fast-track development.
Brazzaville Focus: A frank sector status update Speaking on the TV program “30 jours pour convaincre en toute transparence,” Congo-Brazzaville’s Minister of Energy and Hydraulics, Emile Ouosso, laid out a …
South-South momentum grows Shanghai’s marble-lined World Expo Center hosted the third South Think Tanks Dialogue from 2-4 December 2025, a gathering that placed the spotlight on South-South cooperation as an …
Congo LNG Phase 2 Raises Output to 3 Mtpa The flare of first gas through the brand-new Nguya floating LNG vessel this week signals the official start of Phase 2 …
Washington-Brazzaville Energy Dialogue The Republic of Congo and the United States are quietly deepening a relationship that has already shaped the country’s oil era. On 25 November 2025, Hydrocarbons Minister …
Head of State Switches On Power in Ewo A brief cheer rippled through the crowd as President Denis Sassou Nguesso pressed a symbolic green button outside the freshly painted control …
Energy Poverty Clouds AfCFTA Promise Speaking before energy investors convened in Addis Ababa for the G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum, Nardos Bekele-Thomas delivered an unvarnished message: energy poverty, not tariffs …
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