Africa is set to account for the highest rise in the global supply of of gas by 2050, news site Quartz reports, quoting a study by the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF).
The country’s minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire, announced that hundreds of schools in Rwanda will be connected next month in a pilot, said .
“We are going to start with at least 500 schools so that at least such internet will be tested, and distributed there,” she said.
It will be a 6% jump from 2021, making the continent second only to the Middle East, the study says.
Africa's share of global gas supply will almost double by 2050 https://t.co/5sKkeIkCG6
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Increased gas exploration will see production jump from 60 billion cubic meters in 2021, to 585 billion cubic meters in 2050.
The report features Algeria, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Nigeria, Angola and Mozambique.
Demand for natural gas is set to rise by 82% by 2050, and gas will account for 30% of Africa’s energy mix.
Gas will be crucial in driving energy access across the continent.
Source: BBC