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  1. Welcome Networking Reception Hosted by AKSA
    • Stream 5
    Boardroom 4
    Interactive Hosted Boardroom - Hosted by:  Power Africa
    • Stream 1
    Plenary Theatre

    Panel Discussion

    Country Spotlight: Host of aef 2024 - Egypt

    • Stream 4
    Boardroom 3

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule 

    Breaking Down Barriers for Energy Transition in Mining

    • Smart ways to incorporate cleaner energy solutions into operations, without compromising reliability
    • What are project feasibility studies saying?
    • Dealing with the challenges of PPA term limits
    • Stream 2
    Boardroom 1

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

    Africa’s Solar Future

    • Which countries are looking to launch large scale solar projects in the next year and where are the partnership opportunities?
    • How is emerging technology changing the landscape?
    • Stream 3
    Boardroom 2

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

    The Growing Role of Africa's Gas within Today’s Geo-Political Context

    • Where are the needs and where does gas fit in?
    • How will local projects open up other investment opportunities?
    • Plans to accelerate gas projects
    • The role of gas for self-reliant energy security
    • Stream 3
    Boardroom 2

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

    LNG – Africa’s Opportunity

    • How will LNG projects and exports transform Africa’s economy in light of today’s geopolitical realignment of energy trade and the opening of new market opportunities?
    • Building the LNG infrastructure – time is of the essence -what timelines need to be met to meet current demand?
    • Stream 4
    Boardroom 3

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule 

    Energy Capacity Needs for Africa’s Booming Mineral Mining Sector

    • Designing a hybrid plant – balancing decarbonisation Vs energy security
    • Maximising production through the right energy mix
    • De–risking supply chain management
    • Transition to all-electric mining
    • Stream 5
    Boardroom 4
    Interactive Hosted Boardroom - Hosted by: Sun Africa
    • Stream 2
    Boardroom 3

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

    Project Preparation to Accelerate Wind Energy

    • What hurdles are stopping wind from reaching its full potential?
    • What regulation needs to be put in place to accelerate wind development on the continent?
    • Powering Ports – is off-shore wind a viable option?
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    Plenary Theatre

     Panel Discussion

    Country Spotlight: Tanzania

    • Stream 1
    Plenary Theatre

     Panel Discussion

    Country Spotlight: Namibia

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    Plenary Theatre

     Panel Discussion

    Country Spotlight: South Africa

    • Stream 4
    Boardroom 3

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule 

    Financing Structures to Support Mining Decarbonisation

    • Self-funding versus IPP models – advantages, disadvantages, risks and opportunities
    • What capital is available?
    • What are financiers looking for?
    • Stream 2
    Boardroom 1

     Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

    Maximising Grid Capacity: Integrating Solar, Wind & Storage

    • Are system operators ready?
    • Energy storage and generation optimisation – examples and lessons
    •  Where should storage sit – with generation or the grid?
    • Stream 3
    Boardroom 2

     Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

    Gas - Filling the Funding Gap

    • Is financing opening up again?
    • What are financiers looking for to justify a project as bankable?
    • How long will development finance be available for gas to power and LNG?
    • Will local finance, and other sources of funding fill the gap? If so is this a lost opportunity for global financiers?
    • Stream 5
    Boardroom 4
    Interactive Hosted Boardroom - Hosted by: African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)
    • Stream 1
    Plenary Theatre

    Panel Discussion

    Country Spotlight: 

     

    • Stream 1
    Plenary Theatre

    Panel Discussion

    Country Spotlight: Ghana

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    Boardroom 1

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

    Developing Large Scale Hydro in Changing Climate Conditions

    • What are trends in hydrology indicating? 
    • Bankability considerations
    • Working with lengthy study and construction timelines. 
    • Stream 3
    Boardroom 2
    • Stream 4
    Boardroom 3

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule 

    Energy Projects - Benefiting Local Communities from Conception to Post Mine Life

    • What are IPPs and mining companies doing to ensure the community benefit through all 3 phases - construction, operation and post mine life
    • Stream 5
    Boardroom 4
    Interactive Hosted Boardroom - Hosted by: Inspired Evolution
    • Stream 1
    Plenary Theatre

    Panel Discussion

    Country Spotlight: Zimbawe

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    Boardroom 1

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

    Preparing for Africa’s United Voice at COP28

    • Pragmatically what does an energy transition mean in an African context?
    • What does Africa want out of COP28?
    • What is a just balance between de-carbonisation and energy security?
    • What would be the favourable outcomes for Africa?
    • Stream 3
    Boardroom 2

     Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

    Macroeconomics, Debt & Inflation – Managing the Risks

    • Where are inflation rates heading?
    • Are countries managing debt and, if so, how?
    • How have current economic conditions directly impacted negotiated tariffs?
    • Will deals need to be re-structured?
    • Is the financial architecture fit for purpose? Will concessional financing need to step in?
    • Stream 4
    Boardroom 3

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule - In partnership with Dii Desert Energy

    Hydrogen for Africa

    • Developing hydrogen for local use
    • Preparing local infrastructure
    • Re purposing existing infrastructure
    • How are industrial energy users looking to utilise hydrogen?
    • Hydrogen – an opportunity to build local capacity

     

    • Stream 5
    Boardroom 4

    Interactive Hosted Boardroom - Hosted by: African Development Bank (AfDB)

    Importance of Hydropower Modernisation for Africa

    • Stream 1
    Plenary Theatre

     Panel Discussion

    Country Spotlight: Uganda

    • Stream 1
    Plenary Theatre

    Panel Discussion

    Country Spotlight: Senegal

    • Stream 5
    Boardroom 4
    Interactive Hosted Boardroom - Hosted by: South Africa’s IPP Office
    • Stream 2
    Boardroom 1

     Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

    Financing an African ‘Transition’ 

    • How is the funding promised at COP27 being channelled?
    • What progress has been made since COP27?
    • Where are the funding gaps?
    • Should gas be part of the transition funding?
    • Stream 3
    Boardroom 2

     Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

    Can DFIs, Insurers & IPPs Work Together to Fill the Government Guarantee Gap?

    • How can developers and financiers make projects bankable in the absence of government guarantees?
    • Filling the guarantee gap for standalone off-takers
    •  Diversifying off-taker risk
    • Stream 1
    Plenary Theatre

    Panel Discussion 

    Country Spotlight: Democratic Republic of the Congo

    • Stream 4
    Boardroom 3

     Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule - In partnership with Dii Desert Energy

    Hydrogen for Export

    • Africa’s opportunity in the global hydrogen economy
    • What infrastructure is needed and which countries are in the best position to put develop hydrogen for export fast?
    • Developing sustainable ports for hydrogen.
    • Africa vs the Middle East: what lessons and technologies can be exchanged?
    • Planning distribution Infrastructure – including sustainable ports
    • Is Africa moving fast enough?
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    Plenary Theatre

    Panel Discussion 

    Country Spotlight: Mauritania

  2. The Exhibition
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    Boardroom 1

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

    Procurement Strategies & Renewable Energy Auctions

    • Successful examples from around the world
    • What changes has Africa seen in the past year?
    • Corporate procurement programmes vs the standard utility procurement model
    • How (cross-border) traders and aggregators can procure power
    • Investment signals for renewables integration/system stability: flexibility, ancillary services, capacity
    • Dealing with grid constraints in procurement programmes
    • Stream 3
    Boardroom 2

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

    Private Sector Financing of Domestic & Regional Transmission

    • Successful models emerging for financing transmission in Africa
    • Insight in to recent projects and lessons learnt
    • Stream 1
    Plenary Theatre

    Panel Discussion 

    Country Spotlight: Morocco

    • Stream 4
    Boardroom 3

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule - In partnership with Dii Desert Energy

    Project Preparation & Bankability

    • What does the hydrogen off-taker market need from producers, developers, technology providers and policymakers?
    • Preparing projects for success
    • Structuring contracts and securing bankable off-taker contracts
    • Are financiers ready?
    • Aligning regulation
    • Stream 5
    Boardroom 4
     Interactive Hosted Boardroom - Hosted by: ALN
    • Stream 1
    Plenary Theatre

    Panel Discussion 

    Country Spotlight: Mozambique

  3. The Exhibition
    • Stream 1
    Plenary Theatre

    Panel Discussion

    Country Spotlight: The Senegal – Mauritania Partnership

    • Stream 3
    Boardroom 2

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

    Diversifying Off- Taker Risk 

    • How can IPP’s diversify risk by moving away from a single buyer model?
    • Building a portfolio of off-takers
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    Boardroom 3

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule - In partnership with Dii Desert Energy

    Commercialisation of Hydrogen

    • Creating a tradable and profitable market
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    Boardroom 1

     Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

    Navigating the Carbon Markets

    • How can Africa take advantage?
    • How the global carbon market could unlock new financing opportunities for projects
    • What does the carbon border adjustment mechanism mean for projects?
    • Stream 5
    Boardroom 4

    Interactive Hosted Boardroom  -  Hosted by: African Development Bank (AfDB)

    Viability of PPPs in Regional Transmission Projects

    • Stream 1
    Plenary Theatre

    Panel Discussion 

    Country Spotlight: The Kenya - Democratic Republic of the Congo Partnership

    How the two countries are putting in place a strategy to trade energy and develop the mining sector

  4. The Exhibition
  5. The Exhibition
    • Stream 2
    Boardroom 1

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

    Building Regional Power Markets: Electricity Trade Between Countries

    • Insight in to what could be transformative projects for the continent 
    • Are power pools and member countries ready to deliver projects?
    • How will Tamane work – can the model be repeated/ adapted across other countries?
    • What do financiers need in place to say yes? 
    • Stream 3
    Boardroom 2

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

    The Growing Role of Distributed Power

    • What gaps can distributed energy fill?
    • What has been the progress to date for South Africa’s 100MW no license liberalisation?
    • Has wheeling been successful so far?
    • Stream 1
    Plenary Theatre

    Panel Discussion

    Country Spotlight: Zambia

     

    • Stream 4
    Boardroom 3

    Interactive Hosted Boardroom - Hosted by: KEPSA

    • Stream 1
    Plenary Theatre

    Panel Discussion

    Country Spotlight: 

  6. The Exhibition
    • Stream 4
    Boardroom 3

    Interactive Hosted Boardroom - Hosted by: African Development Bank (AfDB)

    Regulating the African Power Sector in a Rapidly Changing Environment with Emerging Technologies

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    Boardroom 1

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

     

    • Stream 1
    Plenary Theatre

    Panel Discussion

    Country Spotlight:

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    Boardroom 2

    Interactive Boardroom, Chatham House Rule

    Growing Needs for Commercial & Industrial Power

    •  Commercial and industrial power is a fast growing market – where are the quick and most stable solutions?
    • How can commercial and industrial power access the grid?
    • What regulation is in development to support captive power?
    • How are countries synchronising industrial and energy policies?
    • What projects are coming to market in industrial zones and what energy projects are needed to help support development?
    • Stream 1
    Plenary Theatre

    Panel Discussion

    Country Spotlight: