Forecasting fossil fuel demand in this age of unprecedented geopolitical and economic uncertainty coats crystal balls with a ...

Energy-starved countries on the continent have reluctantly turned to coal and gas for decades. Cheap Chinese solar panels are now finally changing the calculus. In May 2025, African countries imported ...

South Africa’s once dominant ferrochrome industry is on the brink of collapse and requires a government bailout. That decline ...

But China could be losing ground in a country on which it heavily relies for the critical minerals that drive electric vehicle production and renewable-energy storage. Reuters reports that China will ...

Chinese panels are now so affordable that businesses and families are snapping them up, slashing their bills and challenging ...

At the close of a year in which Africa’s underlying economic problems continue to worsen, the Johannesburg G20 summit on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Wesley Alexander Hill (何伟龙) is an Energy and Geoeconomics expert The Datang International Zhangjiakou Power Station looms over the ...

China's Dahaize Mine is utilizing AI and automation to achieve unprecedented productivity and profitability in coal extraction, with each worker generating nearly $1 million in annual output. Despite ...

The first China-led BRICS joint naval exercise is due to start on Friday in South African waters. The theme of the drill is ...

China’s state planner, the NDRC, has directed coal power plants to increase domestic coal stockpiles by 10% amid falling coal prices and profitability concerns. Despite the directive, high domestic ...

Coal has long been a foundational element of Africa’s energy and industrial development. Africa’s coal reserves are estimated to be hundreds of billions of tons, with South Africa leading the ...

Forecasting fossil fuel demand in this age of unprecedented geopolitical and economic uncertainty coats crystal balls with a ...