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Increasing Pace & Scale of Africa’s Renewable Energy Projects

21 Jun 2023
Boardroom 1
Stream 2

 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?
  • Mobilisation of private sector funding into the sector?
  • Should gas be part of the transition funding?
Chairperson
Eddy Njoroge, Former CEO - Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen)
Speakers
Vikesh Rajpaul, General Manager, Just Energy Transition Office - Eskom, Republic of South Africa
Marcus Williams, Global Head & Sector Manager, Energy & Extractive Industries - MIGA, The World Bank Group
Jan Martin Witte, Senior Advisor, Sustainable Energy Finance - Tetra Tech
Holger Rothenbusch, MD & Head of Infrastructure & Climate Investment Group - BII
Mandy Rambharos, VP: Global Climate Cooperation - Environmental Defense Fund