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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa must set the terms and the time frames of its own energy transition. This was the message of South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile as he delivered the keynote speech at the African energy event dubbed Africa Oil Week. “We recognise the need to reduce carbon emissions, but we are also committed to economic development,” said Mashatile on the opening day on Oct.13. “Often, we get given resources or money, and we are told we need to transition within a certain period,” he said. “We must say no to that.
We must be able to look at our own needs and set our own time frames. As Africa, we must keep the lights on during the transition.” Mashatile said developing Africa’s oil and gas resources needed to be an element of Africa’s energy transition. “Mineral resources are the currency that drives economic growth,” he said.
