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<strong>African</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2006</strong>South Africa, with its own large reserves, is the onlycountry in Africa to consume significant amountsof coal. Oil and natural gas are concentratedheavily in North Africa and West Africa,especially Algeria, Libya, and Nigeria. Othercountries with large oil and/or gas reservesinclude Angola, Egypt, Gabon, and the Congo.Countries with smaller, but still significant, oiland gas reserves include Cameroon, the Sudan,and Tunisia. Mozambique and Namibia (and, toa lesser extent, Tanzania) have significant naturalgas reserves, but no oil (Energy in Africa, 1999).Electric Power in AfricaAt the beginning of 1997, electric-generatingcapacity in Africa totaled nearly 94 gigawatts,about 3 per cent of the world’s total. Most ofAfrica’s generating capacity (76 per cent) isthermal. This is particularly the case in NorthAfrica (88 per cent) and Southern Africa (81per cent). In North Africa, thermal capacity isa mix mainly of oil and natural gas. In SouthernAfrica, it is mainly coal and oil (Energy in Africa,1999).Electric Generation Ability of some Countries76543210Nigeria Ghana Cote d'Ivoire Angola Gabon Senegal Congo,Dem.Rep.CountrySource: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy. http://www.nationmaster.comPower (Million KW.)LibyaRatio of Hydroenergy Production by CountrySource: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy. http://www.nationmaster.com218

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