If you are the owner of the resources and you are ignorant, then they can take you for a ride. It’s important to be knowledgeable. - Irene Muloni

We also need energy to be able to exploit our mineral wealth. We have plenty of renewable energy sources, from hydro to solar, geothermal, wind and nuclear, that we have lined up to ensure that we support the transformation process in the country.

When you are a foreign company and you partner with a local one, they do the groundwork. They know the local environment, they know the language, they are able to pursue things on the ground much faster.

We don’t want hydrocarbons to be a curse; we want to embrace that blessing and fully benefit from it.”