20 - 21 February 2018
Sandton Convention Centre
Johannesburg | South Africa
WHAT KEEPS AFRICA’S ENERGY LEADERS
AWAKE AT NIGHT?
In preparation for the 10th edition of the Africa Energy Indaba, the Indaba Steering Committee, the World Energy Council, SANEA
and the NEPAD Agency, have collaborated to develop the conference programme to discuss the strategic issues which keep
Africa’s energy leaders awake at night.
The conference programme will discuss and engage on the following:
PLENARY SESSION DISCUSSION TOPICS
- Africa’s regional pathways: Resilience and regional integration
- In conversation with Energy Leaders: charting the way ahead
for the continent’s energy sector- The new age of digitalisation and the impact on the African
energy sector
- The new age of digitalisation and the impact on the African
- Innovative funding solutions to accelerate Africa’s energy
sector growth & development - Energy access & securing the future for Africa’s citizens
- “Beyond the light bulb.” Providing electricity in the form
of light only, does not automatically increase productivity.
Electricity should be valued as a means to generate income
and boost economic & social development. Sometimes
additional assistance is required: e.g. working capital, access to
markets, local development projects, skills/capacity. - The role of o grid and mini grid in rural electri cation
- The impact of energy uncertainties for Africa: Commodity
prices, electricity prices, talent and energy poverty - Accelerating the development of Africa’s gas infrastructure
and the deal ow linked to the gas economy - Regional projects as a means for regional integration.
Challenges and opportunities - Global trends driving innovation and the evolution of the
energy sector towards a sustainable energy future: e.g.
population growth and rising consumption, urbanisation,
transportation, energy storage, market dynamics, trade,
climate change and CO2 reduction, technology changes,
policies and regulations - The business opportunity linked to renewable energy and
energy e ciency - Power systems development: National and regional power
systems and the new roles of electricity utilities and
power pools
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STRATEGIC PARTNERS
BREAKAWAY SESSION DISCUSSION TOPICS