EnergyNet: Africa

04/02/2022

“The only way for us to provide reliable and affordable electricity to our residents is to source it from elsewhere,” said Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis. Read more: https://bit.ly/3uqjGCY

Cape Town begins plans to move off Eskom’s grid and away from load shedding Staff Writer 2 days ago The City of Cape Town will publish documents detailing its upcoming procurement of power from independent power producers (IPPs) within the next two weeks, says mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis. Commenting ...

24/01/2022

Our agenda continues to build up, with more delegations from the African public sector confirmed every week, such as , and , among others.

Confirmed speakers to date include:

- H.E. Honourable Mohapi Mohapinyane, Minister of Energy & Meteorology,
- H.E. Honourable Hassan Abdinor Abdi, Minister of Energy & Water Resources,
- H.E. Honourable Eng. Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed, Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources,
- H.E. Honourable Dr. Eldred Taylor, Deputy Minister of Energy,
- Mustapha Bakkoury, President, MASEN,
- Abel Didier Tella, Director General, Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA), Côte d'Ivoire
- Ahmadou Bakayoko, General Manager, Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricité (CIE), Côte d'Ivoire
- Victor Mapani, Managing Director, ZESCO, Zambia
- Ziria Tibalwa Waako, CEO, Electricity Regulatory Authority ERA, Uganda
- Nnaemeka Ewelukwa, CEO, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET), Nigeria
- Chiedu Ugbo, MD/CEO, Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited - NDPHC, Nigeria
- Heather Lanigan, Regional Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), USA.

Registration for the Powering Africa Summit 2022, taking place on 16-18 March 2022 in Washington DC, is now open. Take advantage of our limited early bird rate, available until Friday 28th January: https://bit.ly/3np1o0K

Download the 2022 agenda for more information: https://bit.ly/3qogu8A

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13/01/2022

The Powering Africa Summit’s overarching theme this year will be Capital Flows Underpinning the Energy Transition, where we look to gain an understanding of how climate finance will flow and the vast opportunity that this presents.

African governments will meet with international investors and global energy leaders to discuss the most relevant issues in the industry, attract investment and ensure alliances for development of projects.

Some of our speakers to date are:

- H.E. Honourable Bruno Kapandji Kalala, Head of State Mission, Grand Inga Project, Democratic Republic of Congo
- H.E. Honourable Dr. Mohamed Shaker El-Markabi, Minister of Electricity & Renewable Energy, Egypt
- H.E. Honourable Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Minister of Mines & Hydrocarbons, Equatorial Guinea
- H.E. Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh (MP), Minister of Energy, Ghana
- H.E. Honourable Aissatou Sophie Gladima, Minister of Petroleum & Energy, Senegal
- Felchesmi Mramba, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Tanzania
- Vinai Thummalapally, Acting Director, USTDA, USA
- Boubacar Mbodji, Minister Counsellor, Presidency of the Republic of Senegal, Senegal
- Sabah Mohamed Mashaly, Managing Director & Chairman, Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), Egypt
- Abderrahim El Hafidi, Director General, Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable (ONEE), Morocco

See the complete speaker line-up to date here: https://bit.ly/3qogu8A, and sign up to the Summit through the following link: https://bit.ly/3np1o0K

13/01/2022

The OECD estimates that $79.6 Billion of Climate Finance was mobilized in 2019, and post COP26 developed countries must deliver on a promise to mobilise $100 Billion annually to support growing economies.

- How will climate and additional finance flow in Africa, and what are the tangible commercial opportunities?
- Is the existing development architecture in place to successfully mobilise this amount of finance for the Region?
- How will this financing impact energy developments on the continent?

All these topics and more will be discussed at the Powering Africa Summit 2022 , hosted from the 16th to 18th of March 2022 in , home to a number of the world’s most important financing and policy bodies.

Take a look at our 2022 agenda here: https://bit.ly/3qogu8A , to learn more about how the Summit will cover these topics.

Sign up now: https://bit.ly/3np1o0K

22/11/2021

Captive Power installations are soaring, and it's driven by industry. Our original report looks at the impact in Ghana and Kenya and ask - what does this mean for utilities? Are they losing their best customers? https://bit.ly/3nCS6ie

22 November 2021 Today, EnergyNet publish their new report titled Chain Effect: Industrial energy policy in Africa in an era of captive power - a case study of Ghana & Kenya which addresses the question; how can nations achieve their industry goals unless their energy policy aligns? And, why is indu...

12/11/2021

lead sponsor ALSF - African Legal Support Facility, will be hosting the session, Power Through an African Lens: The Lightbulb, with speaker Olivier S. Pognon, Director & CEO, leading the discussion next Wednesday live in London at the Africa Energy Forum.

Register at bit.ly/3pDBIQ3

12/11/2021

EnergyNet is pleased to announce that Global Partner IFC - International Finance Corporation will be hosting the Signing of Development Agreement, Greenshare, 100MW Solar PV Power Plant, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 17 November at .

Register at bit.ly/3pDBIQ3

30/09/2021

Joseph Nganga, Executive Director, Power & Climate Africa, Power and Climate Initiative, Rockefeller Foundation, will join the "Energy Transition: The Discussion Post COP26" boardroom at https://bit.ly/3zVEl0I

The Rockefeller Foundation mobilises huge amounts of finance to accelerate the pace of electrification through climate-smart energy systems to empower the world’s most vulnerable populations. Joseph himself is an expert of the African Energy Sector and his take on an African Energy Transition will no doubt be insightful.

Learn more about how you can join them in conversation at : https://bit.ly/3F22wP3

30/09/2021

We welcome the participation of Ahmed Mulla, Deputy CEO, InfinityPower (A Masdar - مصدر Infinity Company) for . He joins us in his role at industry-leading Masdar, but also as the deputy CEO of Infinity Power, set up to explore projects across . Ahmed will lend a private sector focus to energy developments in Egypt, as they continue to support the country’s renewable energy programme, learn how: https://bit.ly/3zVEl0I

29/09/2021

's Minister of Electricity & Renewable Energy, H.E. Honourable El-Markabi, and 's Presidential Advisor Ahmad Zakari will join ! looks forward to welcoming both delegations on 15-17 November in London.

Will you be joining us? Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3F22wP3

27/09/2021

sponsors Globeleq has released their 2020 Sustainability Report. The company has also released supporting reports for its activities in Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Cameroon and Cote D’Ivoire. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3CSx3x0

LONDON – 3 September 2021 Globeleq, the leading independent power producer solely focused on Africa, has released its company-wide 2020 Sustainability Report and supporting reports for its activities in Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Cameroon and Cote d’Ivoire.

23/09/2021

The Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA) Solar Awards are back at the Africa Energy Forum this year.

We are excited to be collaborating once again with AFSIA to bring to you the 2nd edition of the AFSIA Solar Awards, in London on 16 November 2021. The awards are held to honor the excellence of all professionals and companies of the African solar industry for their activities and contribution to the sector.

Application is free of charge and open to all. All applicants can submit their entry in 1 or several of the 16 Categories. Full details on each category and how to enter can be found at https://bit.ly/3o8neGK.

Submit your nominations by 24th September 2021.

The AFSIA Solar Awards are back at the Africa Energy Forum this year We are excited to be collaborating once again with the AFSIA to bring to you the 2nd edition of the AFSIA awards, in London on 16 November 2021. The AFSIA Solar Awards are held to honour the excellence of all professionals and comp...