The Africa Energy Forum is set to take place this year in Nairobi, Kenya, from 20 to 23 June 2023. Already over 20 ministerial delegations from across the continent are scheduled to attend the event, including delegations from Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, and Nigeria. They will join energy leaders from the public and private sectors, utilities and regulators, development funding institutions and multilaterals.
The Africa Energy Forum will take place 20 to 23 June in Nairobi, Kenya.
The ministerial level discussion will touch on some of the pressing issues in ‘Uniting Africa’s Voice for COP28 – What outcomes does Africa want and need?’ This session will be moderated by the energy and banking sector leader Mr Kweku Awotwi, Board Chairman, United Bank for Africa (Ghana) & Co-Founder & Director Cenpower Generation Company (Republic of Ghana).
The open roundtable will establish a robust dialogue with the public sector actors to advance the pace of project development in the key markets in the region.
The South African delegation, led by Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources & Energy, will include:
- Tshifhiwa Bernard Magoro, Head, IPP Office
- Mpho Makwana, Chairman, Eskom
- Jacob Mbele, Director General, Department of Mineral Resources & Energy
- Phindile Masangane, CEO, Petroleum Agency SA
- Kadri Nassiep, Executive Director: Energy, City of Cape Town
- Elsa Strydom, Head of Infrastructure Finance, IPP Office
- Lena Mangondo, Head of Legal, IPP Office
- Nomfundo Maseti, Full-Time Regulator Member Responsible for Piped Gas Regulation, National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA)
- Nhlanhla Gumede, Full-Time Regulator Member Responsible for Electricity Regulation, National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA)
- Vikesh Rajpaul, General Manager, Just Energy Transition Office, Eskom
- Yvette Thandekile Shibambo, Senior Manager Projects, Gx Coal & Clean, Eskom
- Matthew Mflathelwa, General Manager, Strategy & Planning, Eskom
- Christo Fourie, Head of the Energy, Strategic Business Unit, The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC).
As a leading ‘Africa for Africa’ focused forum, aef provides attendees with a thorough overview of country-specific projects and the latest developments in Africa’s power sector.
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