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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 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.

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 challenges does Gabon face?

As a would-be emerging nation looking at diversifying and sustainably growing its economy, Gabon faces the challenge of simultaneously meeting increasing energy demand to improve socioeconomic conditions and protecting biodiversity and resilient ecosystem services into the future.

Is rural electrification possible in Gabon?

Rural electrification is no easy task. Challenges include a sparse and scattered population, hilly terrain with a dense primary forest that complicates travel, and the absence of an operator to manage decentralised units. Nonetheless, World Bankstudies indicate that by 2040, Gabon will require an installed capacity of at least 1,250MW.