Gabon energy storage investment

How is Gabon approaching energy planning?

To achieve climate agreements, and meet its growing energy demands, Gabon is approaching energy planning through a different process. News & Commentary Features/Analysis News Industry Sectors Generation Transmission and Distribution Metering Finance and Policy Climate Change Renewable energy Bio-energy Geothermal Hydropower Solar Wind

What are the investment opportunities in Gabon?

There are considerable investment opportunities in Gabon. This is largely due to the exceptional diversity of the country's natural resources and President Ali Bongo Ondimba's determination to diversify the industrial economy.

How does Gabon promote foreign investment?

Gabon promotes foreign investment across a range of sectors, particularly in oil and gas, infrastructure, timber, ecotourism, and mining. Gabon remains dependent on revenue from hydrocarbons.

Does Gabon have a partnership with the Nature Conservancy?

The Gabonese State has signed a partnership agreement with The Nature Conservancy, an international conservation organisation operating in Gabon, to provide support on questions relating to the environmental impacts of new energy projects.

What are the opportunities in Gabon?

The opportunities are immense, but so are the demands. Gabon’s urban population is growing at 3.3% annually, and we have committed to increasing the energy access for rural populations, whose current 38% electrification rate is meagre compared to urban areas, which have a rate of above 80%.

What is the Gabonese Fund for Strategic Investments (FGIS) & Eranove doing?

The Gabonese Fund for Strategic Investments (FGIS) and Eranove are backing two hydroelectric development projects and associated transmission lines: at Ngoulmendjim, for 85MW (550GWh) per year, and Dibwangui, for 15MW (90GWh) per year. A third, at Kinguélé-Aval, for 35MW (204GWh) per year, is backed by FGIS and Meridiam.