Gas seen playing key role in Africa’s decentralised power landscape

Africa is aiming to raise its installed power generation capacity by 250 GW by 2030. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) can serve as a baseload energy source and gas-powered generation assets can be built modularly and scaled up as use increases, says modular infrastructure, engineering services and gas logistics multinational AG&P LNG global business development manager Nishant Sharma. AG&P’s assessments of the region have identified the potential for LNG to become one of the key baseload energy sources on the continent, specifically because its use is flexible, can be scaled up to meet growing demands and many existing generation assets can be converted to run on LNG.