Gazprom, the Russian energy company, is open to constructive approaches from African governments and is willing to share its knowledge and technology with them, informed the statement from the company on June 22.
"By making better use of natural gas, Africa will be able to address a variety of issues, from economic to social to environmental. We are certain that it is critical for Africa to discover all of the benefits provided by this sort of energy. We see potential in cooperation with African countries, and we can offer them our unique expertise and experience in technology," Dmitry Khandoga, Head of Department at Gazprom, was quoted as saying on June 22 during an international Roundtable titled 'The Benefits of Natural Gas for the Population and the Economy' in Johannesburg, South Africa.
"Gazprom is open to discussing constructive and mutually beneficial proposals that could aid economic development and improve people's lives in African countries," Khandoga stated.
During the roundtable, representatives from Gazprom and the Gazprom Group firms, including Gazprom Gazifikatsiya, Gazprom Energoholding, and Gazprom Helium Service, gave presentations. Their presentations included information on Gazprom's activities and the broad range of the company's skills across the full value chain of the gas industry.
"In light of the Government of the Republic of South Africa's economic carbon reduction policy, gas can become an effective solution to meet energy demand, as renewable energy sources cannot provide continuous energy supplies.As a result, I believe that Gazprom's experience in natural gas processing and gas pipeline building projects would be of interest to our South African partners," said Ilya Rogachev, Russian Federation's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary .
Experts predict that Africa will account for more than 60% of global population increase by 2050. The region is predicted to undergo tremendous economic expansion, coupled with a tripling of energy consumption. Natural gas consumption, in particular, will grow by 2.5 times. An increase in natural gas output will aid in meeting the continent's growing gas consumption.
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