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Silas Olan'g

Africa Energy Transition Advisor
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Prior to joining NRGI in 2009, Silas spent three years leading Oxfam International's advocacy and knowledge sharing initiative in Tanzania. He has also served as capacity building advisor with the Netherlands Development Organization, head of the planning department for the Ngara District Council in northwest Tanzania and manager of the European Development Fund-Micro Project Program in the Lake Victoria region.

Silas holds an advanced diploma in economic planning from the Institute of Development Management Mzumbe in Tanzania, where he has lectured on economic planning, and a M.S. in agricultural development and rural finance from the Development and Project Planning Center at the University of Bradford.

Authored content

Net Zero is Impossible Without Africa’s Transition Minerals

Silas Olan'gDavid ManleyThomas Scurfield
16 November 2022

Triple Win: How Mining Can Benefit Africa’s Citizens, Their Environment and the Energy Transition

Report
2 November 2022
Papa Daouda DieneDavid ManleySilas Olan'gThomas Scurfield

Can African Oil and Gas Benefit From Europe’s Energy Crisis?

Silas Olan'gThomas ScurfieldAmir Shafaie
29 March 2022

Les producteurs africains de pétrole et de gaz auront des décisions difficiles à prendre en matière de fiscalité suite à la pandémie

Silas Olan'gEvelyne TsaguéZeina Dowidar
27 October 2020

African Oil and Gas Producers Will Face Taxing Challenges Post-Pandemic

Silas Olan'gEvelyne TsaguéZeina Dowidar
27 October 2020

Tanzanian Government Reaffirms Commitment to Disclose Mining Contracts

Thomas ScurfieldSilas Olan'g
26 June 2019

Kenya Proposes Transparent, but Risky, New Sovereign Wealth Fund

Andrew BauerSilas Olan'gDavid Mihalyi
6 March 2019

Governments, Companies Find a Bit of Common Ground on Resource Nationalism at Indaba

Kaisa ToroskainenSilas Olan'g
4 March 2019

Magufuli Seeks the Right Balance for Tanzania’s Mining Fiscal Regime

Thomas ScurfieldSilas Olan'g
31 January 2019

Localizing Tanzania’s Gas Sector: Determining Optimal Policies for an Emerging Producer

23 August 2017
Thomas ScurfieldNicola WoodroffeSilas Olan'g

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    Beneficial ownership
    Civic space
    Commodity prices
    Contract transparency and monitoring
    Coronavirus
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    Economic diversification
    Energy transition
    Gender
    Global initiatives
    Legislation and regulation
    Licensing and negotiation
    Mandatory payment disclosure
    Measurement of environmental and social impacts
    Measurement of governance
    Open data
    Revenue management
    Revenue sharing
    Sovereign wealth funds
    State-owned enterprises
    Subnational governance
    Tax policy and revenue collection
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