The Africa Energy Forum arrives at the JW Marriott Hotel Marquis Hotel in Dubai in just two weeks\u2019 time, from 8-11 June.<\/p>\n
With global investors clearly looking closer at the opportunities on the continent, it\u2019s exciting that already 456 unique companies have registered to date from 63 countries worldwide, spanning the value chain of Africa\u2019s power sector \u2013 28 of those are African countries; the largest number to date in the Forum\u2019s 17 year history.<\/p>\n
The Forum has 11 Ministers confirmed; among those are Ministers of Energy, Infrastructure and Finance from Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia, as well as heads of utilities and regulators across Africa.<\/p>\n
New for 2015:<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This year\u2019s Forum introduces the \u2018Power In Africa Awards\u2019 & Black Tie Gala Dinner \u2013 an \u2018Emirati Banquet\u2019 honouring people and businesses with actual projects in operation on the continent.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12 Ministerial and Utility-led country specific project briefings will shine the spotlight onto unique countries in Africa to provide detailed industry insights and in-country knowledge.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Africa Energy Yearbook- the official publication of the Forum now featuring insights from the most prolific investors and important stakeholders in the energy space.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Private meeting rooms for over 530 closed door meetings between investors and stakeholders.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sponsored by Aggreko and Norton Rose Fulbright, the \u2018EnergyNet Student Engagement Initiative (ESEI)\u2019 brings 32 of the brightest chemical engineers and economics and law students from South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya and Zambia to Dubai to meet investors and take that next step towards further development and employment.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This year also sees the launch of the \u2018ESEI Innovation Hub,\u2019 showcasing creative exciting and scalable renewable technology destined to impact Africa\u2019s access to alternative energy solutions.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Not to be missed \u2013 \u2018Access Power\u2019 present the \u2018Access Co-development Fund (ACF)\u2019; a live \u2018Dragon\u2019s Den\u2019 style competition for early stage project investment, enabling four shortlisted projects to pitch for up to US$5m of development finance which will be awarded during the Forum in Dubai.<\/p>\n
EnergyNet\u2019s Simon Gosling commented; \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to bring AEF to Dubai to enable stakeholders to capture the massive potential of Middle Eastern investment.\u00a0 The response from regional investors has been unprecedented and it will be exciting to learn from them how the Emirates has successfully used its natural resources to turn its economy into a booming global empire.\u201d<\/p>\n
Whether you are a project looking for investment or an investor looking for project, AEF is a very strong platform to engage future partners and understand the opportunities across Africa.<\/p>\n
To find out how to register for the Forum: By AfricaBusiness.com Article copyright: \u00a0\u00a9 2009-2015\u00a0Business in Africa<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Africa Energy Forum arrives at the JW Marriott Hotel Marquis Hotel in Dubai in just two weeks\u2019 time, from 8-11 June. With global investors clearly looking closer at the opportunities on the continent, it\u2019s exciting that already 456 unique companies have registered to date from 63 countries worldwide, spanning the value chain of Africa\u2019s… Continue Reading<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126,"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123\/revisions\/126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>Meeting dates: 8-11 June 2015
\nVenue: JW Marriott Hotel Marquis Hotel, Dubai
\nWebsite: www.africa-energy-forum.com
\n<\/a>Source: EnergyNet Ltd.<\/p>\n
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