Organiser of the Africa Energy Forum to launch the 1st Africa Energy Forum - Off the Grid this December in Tanzania
Taking place in Dar es Salaam, the
1st Africa Energy Forum - Off the Grid is expected to bring together
ministries of energy, rural electrification agencies, philanthropic
business foundations, banks, regulatory bodies, multilateral
organisations and off grid businesses to discuss topical issues
concerning rolling out off-grid projects across sub-Saharan Africa
LONDON, United Kingdom. Following a
high interest in off grid ventures and technologies at this year’s
Africa Energy Forum in London as well as in-depth study of over 100
local community commissionaires from across Kenya and Tanzania, the
organiser EnergyNet (EnergyNet.co.uk) will launch the conference
dedicated to the off grid and mini grid project opportunities. Taking
place in Dar es Salaam, the 1st Africa Energy Forum - Off the Grid is
expected to bring together ministries of energy, rural
electrification agencies, philanthropic business foundations, banks,
regulatory bodies, multilateral organisations and off grid businesses
to discuss topical issues concerning rolling out off-grid projects
across sub-Saharan Africa. Such pyramid approach to fast track
community relationship-building, will mean no longer just talking
about getting the energy to market, but actively meeting the people
with the ability to galvanise communities around your product.
To support large scale power
development, small scale renewable investors are already penetrating
these markets in a far more dynamic and profitable way than ever
before. Involvement of companies such has Solar Turtle, PowerHive,
OffGrid Energy, Genesis Energy, M-Kopa, ShakeYourPower, Airon, Off
Grid Electric and Zoetic Global is growing daily, and according to
EnergyNet’s MD- Simon Gosling “It is our responsibility to
provide a platform that hastens the pace that these technologies can
get to market.” In Tanzania alone, the World Bank has recently
approved $209 million of financing to implement a Rural
Electrification Expansion Programme, which supports the decision to
host this key meeting there and continue the organiser’s long
standing partnership with one of Africa’s most exciting
destinations.
Since the announcement of the
conference, number of key industry players confirmed their
involvement: Virgin Unite, Shell Foundation, Rural Electrification
Agency, Uganda, Azuri Technologies, Africa Finance Corporation, DFID,
EDFIMC / ElectriFI, Fluidic Energy, Off-Grid Electric, M-KOPA, Power
Hive, Rex Energy, SIDI, Tetra Tech, Tanzania Invest, World Bank. One
of the first to confirm their support was Benjamin Hay, the Strategy
& Investment Director at Virgin Unite. He comments that “with
the sustainable development goals hoping to deliver affordable,
reliable and clean energy for all by 2030, the Off the Grid provides
a wonderful platform to build partnerships with individuals and
organisations who want to help achieve this ambition.”
Among confirmed speakers are:
H.E. Hon Simon Dujanga, Minister
of State for Energy, Government of Uganda
Dr Benon Mutambi, Chief
Executive Officer, Electricity Regulatory Authority, Uganda
Godfrey R. Turahikayo, Executive
Director, Rural Electrification Agency, Uganda
Isaac Kiva, Director of
Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy, Kenya
Emilian Nyanda, Deputy
Commissioner for Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy, Tanzania
Focus Mrosso, Manager
Syndication, Project Finance, CRDB Bank, Tanzania
Ferhat Esen, Energy Specialist,
The World Bank
Decklan Mahiki, Deputy Managing
Director, TANESCO
For more information about this
meeting:
Meeting date: 6-8 December 2016
Venue: The Hyatt Regency Hotel
Visit: www.AEF-OffGrid.com
No comments:
Post a Comment