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Africa Energy Indaba 2016
February 16, 2016 @ 8:00 am - February 17, 2016 @ 5:00 pm
The Africa Energy Indaba is the World Energy Council (WEC) African regional event and as such the event receives global recognition as the foremost event for energy professionals operating in Africa, wanting access to the growing African energy sector.
The 8th annual Africa Energy Indaba will be held on the 16 - 17 February 2016 in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. Host to 11 African Energy Ministers and many energy luminaries, the event is set to provide access to key energy decision makers in Africa. The event comprises a number of conferences and an exhibition to showcase energy products and services to meet Africa’s energy demands.
The African energy sector requires USD 40 billion worth of investment annually with a production capacity requirement of 7,000 megawatts per year to meet the demand required to ensure energy access to all Africans. This presents a major opportunity for companies to explore business opportunities in the African energy sector.
The event gathers international and African experts to share their insights and solutions to Africa’s energy crisis, while exploring the vast energy development and investment opportunities in Africa.
The 2015 World Energy Council Year for Africa culminated at the World Energy Council Executive Assembly and the World Energy Leaders’ Summit in Addis Ababa. Now, the discussion moves to the 2016 Africa Energy Indaba, the World Energy Council’s annual regional event, where over 600 energy leaders are gathering in Johannesburg to address key challenges to shape the future of energy in the continent.
The World Energy Council will be hosting its Indaba Energy Leaders’ Dialogue with high-level leaders including Ministers and CEOs from over 20 countries to look into the institutional changes that are needed to balance the World Energy Trilemma goals of energy security, energy equity and environmental sustainability in Africa. Other discussions will highlight the scaling up of renewables through innovative business models and the role of mobile banking solutions, as well as unlocking investment to develop an energy infrastructure road map for Africa.
After the climate deal that was agreed at the 21st Conference of the Parties in Paris, the world is entering a decarbonisation transition that will have a significant impact on the development of energy systems globally with implications for Africa. The global recession and particularly the low commodity price environment have not only severely impacted government budgets, but have also led to a decline in investment flows and delays in the development of new oil and gas infrastructure projects.
To meet Africa’s growing demand driven by population growth and urbanisation, the development of the continents’ enormous potential in oil and gas remains crucial. The World Energy Council Scenarios show that Natural Gas and LNG could play a major role in the African energy mix. How to access this opportunity remains a key question. All these issues will be at the core of the discussion during the Africa Energy Indaba week.
The World Energy Council will be launching its World Energy Resources – Shale Gas report on 15 February during the Africa Gas Forum, and discuss issues such as Gas-to-Power or how to connect national and regional gas markets.
The Council will also be hosting its Africa Regional Meeting with workshops focusing on World Energy Resources and World Energy Scenarios on 18 February in order to capture the reality of the energy world from an African perspective.
Discussions held over the Africa Energy Indaba week will also pave the way to the Africa Day of the World Energy Congress 2016 in Istanbul, supporting global energy leaders, in these critical times of energy transition, by translating global objectives into regional and national solutions in order to secure a more sustainable energy future for Africa.
Conferences will include:
- 3rd IPP & PPA Conference
- 8th Africa Energy Indaba Conference
- Africa Gas Forum
- World Bank Global Tracking Framework Report Launch
- 3rd IFC ESCO Conference
- World Energy Council Scenarios & Resources Workshops
- 2nd Women in Energy Conference
For more info consult the official website.
