非洲贷款机构启动了一家专注于石油和天然气项目的50亿美元能源银行，因为该大陆正试图打破对燃料进口的高昂依赖。今年，非洲各国受到全球能源价格飙升的严重冲击，这给公共财政带来压力，并促使多国宣布计划开发新的石油和天然气田或建设国内炼油厂。
African lenders launched a $5 billion energy bank focused on oil and gas projects, as the continent tries to break its costly dependence on fuel imports. African countries have been hit hard by surging global energy prices this year, which have strained public coffers and prompted several to announce plans to develop new oil and gas fields or build domestic refineries.
但这场计划中的新项目浪潮正值债务成本和基础设施支出需求上升之际。据非洲进出口银行和非洲石油生产者组织称，该大陆每年需要约2000亿美元的能源投资。新银行旨在弥补融资缺口，因为许多主要西方贷款机构正在撤出对化石燃料项目的融资，尽管石油和天然气仍是该大陆能源体系的核心。它将支持能源价值链上的项目，包括勘探和生产，以及炼油和分销。
But the planned wave of new projects comes as debt costs — and infrastructure spending needs — are on the rise. The continent requires an estimated $200 billion annually in energy investment, according to the African Export-Import Bank and the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation. The new bank aims to bridge a financing gap as many major Western lenders retreat from financing fossil fuel projects, despite oil and gas remaining central to the continent’s energy systems. It will support projects across the energy value chain, including exploration and production, as well as refining and distribution.
“非洲能源银行重申了非洲各国政府确保自身能源未来的决心，”该银行领导人表示。
The “Africa Energy Bank reaffirms African governments’ determination to secure their own energy future,” the bank’s leaders said.
