Mon, 10 Jul 2017 11:14:51 +0000 By SANDRA MACHIMA THERE is need for increased integration through investment in rail, road and pipeline and fuel strategic storage facilities, for Zambia and Africa to make industrialization a reality in line with African Union roadmap, the energy expert Johnstone Chikwanda has said. Mr Chikwanda said now that Africa wanted to industrialize, there was need for increased investment as opportunities lie in building refinery capacity, storage, pipeline transportation, petrol stations, fuel management systems, port infrastructure, bio-fuel crops and natural gas extraction for electricity generation. He said as governments continued to eliminate energy poverty, there would be increased demand for oil and gas to support electricity generation. Mr Chikwanda said this was in line with his presentation he expected to make during the 22nd World Petroleum Congress to be held in Istanbul, Turkey next week, in his paper titled “Opportunities and Challenges in the Sub Sahara Africa Petroleum Value Chain.” […]
