Okokuqala nokubalulekile, igesi yase-Afrika kumele isetshenziswe e-Afrika

Ukwandisa ukukhiqizwa nokuhlinzekwa kwegesi kubalulekile ekusekeleni ukuthuthukiswa komnotho, ukubhekana nobumpofu bamandla kanye nokuzuza ukuzimela kwamandla ezwenikazi lonke lase-Afrika, futhi amazwe afana neSenegal neMauritania, abusiswe ngezinsizakusebenza ezibalulekile nokuphishekela intuthuko yephrojekthi enkulu, anethuba lokuqala ukukhula komnotho wezwekazi.

Ngaphambi kokuthi leli zwekazi libheke ukusiza i-Europe enkingeni yamandla kagesi, abakhiqizi begesi kufanele bagxile esidingweni sase-Afrika, njengoba ukukhula komnotho kuncike ekusetshenzisweni kwezwekazi izinsiza zalo, ikakhulukazi, igesi yalo. Ngakho-ke, ngokuqondisa kabusha ukutshalwa kwezimali ezimpahleni ezibalulekile esifundeni se-MSGBC, i-Afrika ingazuza ezinkulungwaneni zamathuba omnotho. 

I-Afrika isesimweni esihle sokuthuthukisa ukukhula komnotho okusimeme ezwenikazi lonke ngokwenza imali kanye nokusetshenziswa kwegesi. Okokuqala, ukwandisa ukukhiqizwa kwegesi kuzokwenza iminotho yase-Afrika ikwazi ukuthola ukuphepha kwamandla okubalulekile ekuthuthukisweni kwezimboni kanye nokukhula komnotho wenhlalonhle.

Ngokocwaningo lwango-2018 oluhlanganiswe yi-Energy for Growth Hub, ukukhula komnotho nokudalwa kwamathuba emisebenzi e-Afrika kuvinjelwa ukuntuleka kwamandla athengekayo futhi athembekile cishe kuwo wonke amazwe ase-Afrika.

Ucwaningo luphinde lwagcizelela ukuthi ukunqamuka kukagesi kunciphisa amathuba emisebenzi phakathi kwama-35% nama-41% futhi ngenxa yalokho, ngokwandisa imakethe yegesi, umnotho wase-Afrika ungadala amathuba omsebenzi kulo lonke uchungechunge lwamanani kagesi, ngaleyo ndlela, kusheshiswe ukukhula komnotho kanye nokwethulwa kanye nokwethulwa. ukuqaliswa kabusha kwemikhakha emincane esemqoka okuhlanganisa ezokukhiqiza, ezolimo kanye nezokuthutha.

Njengoba ukuvikeleka kwamandla kubhekwa njengomgogodla womnotho, Senegal futhi Mauritania zisethubeni elihle lokungenisa inkathi entsha yokukhula komnotho okusimeme ngokusebenzisa igesi.

Okwesibili, ukutshala imali kugesi wase-Afrika kungasiza ekwenzeni umlando wobumpofu bamandla ngonyaka wezi-2030, lapho amazwe aseNtshonalanga Afrika ethuthukisa kakhulu ukutholakala kukagesi kanye nokuphehlwa kukagesi okuhlanzekile esifundeni nasezwenikazi lonke.

Ngo-2022, abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-600 abakawutholi ugesi, nangokusebenzisa uhlelo olucacile lokususa igesi emandleni olusebenzisa igesi evela kumaphrojekthi amakhulu afana nokuthuthukiswa kwe-Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) - okuzovula i-cubic feet eyi-15 trillion. tcf) yegesi - iSenegal neMauritania zibeke eqhulwini ukukhiqizwa kukagesi kanye nokufakwa kukagesi.

Njengesifunda esithembele kakhulu kumandla abizayo, udizili, igesi ukuya emandleni akukwazanga nje ukuthuthukisa ngokuphawulekayo ukufinyelela kwamandla kodwa kunciphise kakhulu ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni.