German companies ESC Engineers and Noordtec worked closely with Equatoguinean contractor Elite Construcciones on the design, development and construction of the Akonikien LNG project in Equatorial Guinea. The 14,000 cubic metres storage and regasification plant was inaugurated this week by H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, and is the first such facility in West Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The project is part of Equatorial Guinea\u2019s LNG2AFRICA initiative that seeks to develop small-scale LNG projects to supply African gas to African countries and regions with limited infrastructure. The Akonikien plant will be receiving LNG and distributing it to various industries on the mainland, such as power and cement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGerman companies have once again demonstrated their ability to bring valuable technical expertise and technology to meet Africa\u2019s growing and complex energy needs,\u201d declared Sebastian Wagner, founder at the Germany-Africa Business Forum (GABF). \u201cMore importantly, this project was realized in cooperation with German SMEs, showing the increasing number of private German companies able to work in collaboration with African entities on a key energy projects. Germany has developed strong expertise in gas, power, and renewables, which have all become central to the African energy agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLast month and in order to support the growing energy cooperation between Germany and Africa, the GABF launched a multi-million Euro funding commitment to investing in German energy startups that focus on Africa. The funding commitment, which pledges funds to German startups with exposure to African energy projects, is the first such intra-regional initiative. It goes in line with Germany\u2019s renewed focus on Africa, with the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) providing new stimulus to cooperation with the continent through the Marshall Plan with Africa.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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