国际气体联盟IGU：2025年非洲天然气：释放非洲工业化与能源转型的潜力研究报告（英文版）

Global primary energy demand is on the rise, spurred by the rapid growth of energy-intensive technologies like artificial intelligence and data centres, alongside climate-driven needs for heating and cooling1 . In this evolving landscape, Africa emerges as a critical zone for future energy demand growth. The continent combines the lowest per capita energy consumption globally with some of the fastest rates of demographic expansion, urbanisation, and industrialisation. This latent demand is be