As the current world's leading energy source and East Africa's primary energy source, coal maintains its unshakeable dominant position.
After annexing Angola and Mozambique, East Africa's coal reserves have further increased, especially in Tete City, Mozambique, which is an important coal-producing region and closely adjacent to the central industrial area and the Malawi Lake Industrial Zone. These two industrial areas are the most densely packed with heavy industry in East Africa. Therefore, the reason for constructing the railway along the Zambia River, from Kilimane City—New Frankfurt City, through Tete, is self-evident.
Compared to other large national territories around the world, East Africa's coal reserves are relatively small. Countries like Tsarist Russia, the United States, the Far East Empire, and the United Kingdom (Canada, Australia, India) are all big coal nations, with only Brazil having fewer resources.
