Africa's extensive coal reserves, estimated at 16.4 billion short tons, have long-played a central part in providing baseload power to the continent’s grid while serving as feedstock for international coal plants. With energy security becoming a rising concern worldwide, African nations rich in coal are actively pursuing best practices to optimize resource extraction and utilization, with the aim of expediting sustainable development and meeting global demand. Organizations such as the World Coal Association are instrumental under this agenda, and will play an important part in driving sustainable coal development in the long-term.
