Off-Taker Focus – C&I, Mining, & Data Centres Innovation & Technology Solution Provider Workshops Networking Events French – English translation will be available on various sessions marked on the agenda
Note: topics, times and speakers will be subject to change as the agenda develops
Day One: Tuesday 17 June 2025
08:00 Registration & Networking Exhibition
10:00-12:00 Closed Door Corporate Leadership Roundtable – Accelerating the Pace of Projects (By Invitation Only)
• Private sector stakeholders and investors address opportunities and challenges to accelerate the pace of projects
• Wins and lessons from last year and expectations for the future
Moderators: H.E. Honourable Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, Energy Sector Lead & Chairman, Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy & Food Security, Sierra Leone
Linda Rudo Munyengeterwa, Global Director, Public Private Partnerships & Corporate Finance Advisory, IFC
PLEASE NOTE: All private sector participants in this session are included in the ‘14:00-15:30 Joint Roundtable - Accelerating the Pace of Projects: Public & Private Sector Come Together’ below
Participants:
Sean Friend, Investment Director, CIO SADC, AIIM
Unai Bravo, CEO Sub-Saharan Africa, ACCIONA Energy
Thomas Brostrom, Chief Investment & Development Officer, ACWA Power
Amyn Mussa, Partner, ALN Kenya
Anand Naidoo, Managing Executive, Client Coverage, Absa CIB
Kevin Kariuki, VP Power, Energy Climate Change & Green Growth, AfDB
Wale Shonibare, Director, Energy Financial Solutions, Policy & Regulations Power, Energy, Climate & Green Growth Complex, AfDB
Olivier Pognon, Director & CEO, ALSF
Yezdan Akcacakir, Director & Head of Power, AFC
Albert Nyakujarah, Manager, Project & Asset Based Finance, Afreximbank
Serdar Nisli, Vice Chairman, AKSA
Cüneyt Uygun, Executive Board Member, AKSA
Cevdet Yalçın, CFO, AKSA
Sarah McNeilly, MD, Allied Talent Partners
James Cumming, CEO, African Clean Energy Developments
Hussain Al Nowais, Chairman, AMEA Power
Basma Bentaher, CDO, AMEA Power
Hussein Matar, Senior Director, AMEA Power
Kavitha Singh, Energy Leader, IMEA, Arup
Venson Sher, VP of Strategic Account (MEA), Arctech Solar
Obbie Banda, Senior Underwriter & RLSF Coordinator, ATIDI
Cheick Oumar Diallo, RLSF Underwriter, ATIDI
Aliyu Alhassan, RLSF Underwriter, ATIDI
Ben Marc Diendéré, Canada’s Permanent Observer to the African Union & Special Envoy for Africa, Global
Affairs Canada
Edouard Wenseleers, MD, Business Development, Globeleq
Jeremy Foss, Director, Project Finance, Globeleq
Samir Sale, Country & Business Development Director, Mozambique, Globeleq
Arun Velusami, Partner & Co-Head of Africa Practice, Hogan Lovells Services
Mohamed Hosseiny, MD Africa, Hitachi Energy South Africa
Bob Meng, MD, Digital Power, Huawei South Africa
Christo Fourie, Head Energy Business Unit, IDC
Adiaratou Binta Bah, Upstream & Advisory Manager, Infrastructure & Natural Resources (INR): Africa, IFC
Muneer Ferozie, Regional Head, Transaction Advisory: PPPs, Africa Region, IFC
Bernard Geldenhuys, Energy & Infrastructure Finance, Investec
Ahmed Mulla, Deputy CEO, Infinity Power
Mohamed Ismail Mansour, Co-Founder & Chairman, Infinity Power
Nayer Fouad, Co-Founder & CEO, Infinity Power
Abdennour Yahi, Head of Technical, Africa, JA Solar
Abderrahim Ben Elhirche, Executive Director Energy, JESA
Tanda Syamunyangwa, CEO, Kanona Power
Serdar Kumbasar, Business Development Director, Karpowership
Dennis She, VP, LONGi
Harry Doyne-Ditmas, Specialty Growth Leader, Marsh
Chris Meyer, MD, MAN Energy Solutions Sub-Saharan Africa
Youri Harel, Executive VP, Structured Debt & Power & Infrastructure, Specialised Finance, MCB
Abir Burgul, Head SADC, Africa Energy Lead, MIGA, World Bank
Benjamin Memmi, CEO, AXIAN Energy
Dave Peacock, CEO, Azura Power
Kieran Whyte, Partner, Johannesburg, Baker McKenzie
Trudi Makhaya, Partner, BCG
Kesh Mudaly, Partner, BCG
Igor Lakic, MD & Partner, Leader of Energy Practice in Africa, BCG
Holger Rothenbusch, MD & Head of Infrastructure & Climate, BII
Iain Macaulay, Head of Project Finance (Africa & Pakistan), BII
Richard Charlton, Head of Infrastructure Equity (Africa & Pakistan), BII
Amen Ra, CEO, Blue Sun
Aleem Tharani, Head of Projects, Energy & Infrastructure, Bowmans Kenya
Nicholas Chen, GM of Emerging Market, CATL
François-Xavier Saury, EAME CIS Business Development Manager, Caterpillar Electric
Owen Silavwe, MD, Copperbelt Energy Corporation
Thomas Cheng, VP of CHINT Global, CHINT
Andrew Johnstone, CEO, Climate Fund Managers
Mohamed Hamra-Krouha, Partner, Clifford Chance
Pedro Couto, Chairman, CMS Africa
Maria del Carmen De Castro Ovejero, MD, Fund Lead, Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI), Cygnum
Capital
Mpho Mokwele, Group Executive Transacting, DBSA
Petra Kotte, Global Head of Infrastructure & Energy, DEG
Marlena Hurley, Deputy VP, Department of Energy, DFC
Titus Edjua, Partner, DLA Piper
Coenraad Krige, MD, Eaglestone Advisory
Harry Boyd-Carpenter, MD, Sustainable Infrastructure, EBRD
Tristan de Drouas, CEO Southern Africa, EDF Power Solutions
Benedicte Regnier, Executive VP Africa, EDF Power Solutions
Andrea Clerici, Director, Corporate Finance & Global Activities, EIB Global
Jim Hodges, Head of the Regional Hub for Southern Africa & Indian Ocean, EIB Global
Nadia Derafa, Regional Business Development Director, Elsewedy Electric
Eric le Grange, Head, Project Development & Project Finance Practice, ENS
Duncan Abel, Head of Commercial, Envusa Energy
Mo Hoosen, CEO South Africa & MD Renewables AMEA, ENGIE
Lea Giroux, Head Business Development South Africa, ENGIE
Rik De Buyserie, CEO North Africa, ENGIE
Tobias Bischof-Niemz, Member of the Management Board, ENERTRAG
Palle Laurits, Key Account Director, Envision Energy
Marnix Monsfort, Director of Energy, FMO
Derick Botha, CCO, GameChange Solar
Kenneth Oyakhire, CEO Services, SSA, Gas Power, GE Vernova
Eric Amoussouga, Commercial Director, SSA, Power Transmission, Grid Solutions, GE Vernova
Akinwole II Omoboriowo, Chairman & CEO, Genesis Energy
Mason Qin, CEO, Goldwind Africa
Naoki Okumura, CEO, Mitsubishi Power Africa
Jan Fourie, CEO, Mulilo
Seithati Bolipombo, CCO, Mulilo
Stuart MacWilliam, CDO, Mulilo
Amith Singh, Head, Energy Finance, Nedbank CIB
Remo Moyo, Managing Executive, Client Coverage, Nedbank CIB
Peter Van Kerckhoven, Co-Head, Debt Finance, Nedbank CIB
Tas Anvaripour, CEO, Neo Themis
Craig O’Connor, Senior Director of International Business Development & Strategy, Nextracker
Jackie Midlane, Director, Head Banking & Finance & Projects, Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa
Gqi Raoleka, CEO, Pele Energy Group
Rob Morson, Partner, Pinsent Masons
Allen Chen, Country Representative of South Africa, Power China
Pierre-Alain Pacaud, Head of Power & Digital, Africa & Middle East, Proparco
Naomi Zhang, CEO, RelyEZ Energy Storage
Luca Silva, COO, Red Rocket
Matteo Brambilla, CEO, Red Rocket
Giacomo Brambilla, CFO, Red Rocket
Erik van Jaarsveld, Head: PowerGen & Engineering, Rolls-Royce Solutions Africa
Daniel Zinman, Infrastructure Sector Solutions, Head of Power, Rand Merchant Bank
Alberto Gambacorta, EVP, Sub-Saharan Africa, Scatec
Peter Venn, CEO, Seriti Green
Rentia van Tonder, Head of Power, Corporate & Investment Banking, Standard Bank
Dele Kuti, Global Head of Energy & Infrastructure, Standard Bank
Aadil Cajee, Head of Energy & Infrastructure Finance, Standard Bank
Adam Cortese, CEO, Sun Africa
Goran Rajsic, Founder, Sun Africa
Eric Song, Director, Sungrow Sub-Saharan Africa
Owen Xu, Technical Director, International Business Centre, Sunwoda
Praveen Umredkar, Partner, Synergy Consulting
Amit Goel, Director, Synergy Consulting
Vishwas Gupta, Director, Synergy Consulting
Thomas Sascha Mysik, Strategic Director of Business Development, Tecloman Energy
Carolina Barreto, Energy Access Director, Tetra Tech
Lucy Chege, Associate Executive, Project & Infrastructure Finance Department, Lending Operations, TDB
Weiwei Du, Head of MEA, Tongwei Solar
Guanjun Wu, Global Sales VP & Head MEA Region, Trina Solar
Lucy Johnson, Partner, Trinity International
Maxwell Gomera, Director, Africa UNDP Sustainable Finance Hub & Resident Representative, UNDP South Africa
Richard Nelson, Former Coordinator, Power Africa, USAID
Yoni Ammar, Deputy CEO & Head of Regions, Voltalia
Kenneth Engblom, VP, Africa & Europe, Wärtsilä
Martin Menski, Partner, Project Development & Finance, White & Case
12:00-14:00 Ministerial Lunch – Closed Door (By Invitation Only) The aef Restaurant
12:00-14:00 Networking Lunch (Open to all aef Delegates and Participants) Exhibition
14:00-15:30 Closed Door Joint Roundtable - Accelerating the Pace of Projects: Public & Private Sector Come Together (By Invitation Only) Boardroom 4
Moderators: H.E. Honourable Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, Energy Sector Lead & Chairman, Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy & Food Security, Sierra Leone Linda Rudo Munyengeterwa, Global Director, Public Private Partnerships & Corporate Finance Advisory, IFC
PLEASE NOTE: All private sector participants from ‘10:00-12:00 Closed Door Corporate Leadership Roundtable – Accelerating the Pace of Projects’ are included in this session
Participants:
H.E. Honourable Jeremiah Kpan Koung, Vice President, Liberia
H.E. Honourable Lerato Dorothy Mataboge, African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy
H.E. Honourable Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister of Electricity & Energy, South Africa
H.E. Honourable Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, Nigeria
H.E. Honourable John Abdulai Jinapor, Minister of Energy & Green Transition, Ghana
H.E. Honourable Makozo Chikote, Minister of Energy, Zambia
H.E. Honourable Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, Minister of Energy & Mineral Development, Uganda
H.E. Honourable Noureddine Yassaa, Secretary of State for Renewable Energies, Ministry of Energy, Mines & Renewable Energies, Algeria
H.E. Honourable Dr. Eng. Habtamu Itefa Geleta, Minister of Water & Energy, Ethiopia
H.E. Honourable July Moyo, Minister of Energy & Power Development, Zimbabwe
H.E. Honourable Aboubacar Camara, Minister of Energy, Hydrocarbons & Hydraulics, Guinea
H.E. Honourable Gaston Eloundou Essomba, Minister of Energy & Water, Cameroon
H.E. Honourable Ndolenodji Alix Naïmbaye, Minister of Petroleum, Mines & Geology, Chad
H.E. Honourable Philippe Tonangoye, Minister of Universal Access to Water & Energy, Gabon
H.E. Honourable Ibrahim Matola, Minister of Energy, Malawi
H.E. Honourable Paulin Kingnidé Akponna, Minister of Energy, Water & Mines, Benin
H.E. Honourable Olivier Jean-Baptiste, Minister of Energy & Hydrocarbons, Madagascar
H.E. Honourable Olivier Rakotomalala, Minister of Mines, Madagascar
H.E. Honourable Abdilahi Bidhan Warsame, Minister of Energy & Water Resources, Somalia
His Royal Highness (HRH) Prince Lonkhokhela Dlamini, Minister of Natural Resources & Energy, Eswatini
H.E. Honourable Mohlomi Moleko, Minister of Natural Resources & Energy, Lesotho
H.E. Honourable Shaib Kaduara MP, Minister of Water, Energy & Minerals, Zanzibar
Stephen Dihwa, Executive Director, Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)
Hassan Saidy, Director General, Rural Energy Agency (REA), Tanzania
Joshua Volz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, Eurasia, Africa and the Middle East, Office of International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy
Laura Spector, Country Manager, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
Felister Makumbinde, Acting CEO, Rural Electrification Agency, Zimbabwe
Ernest Denhere, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Mutapa Investment Fund, Zimbabwe
Karimou Chabi Sika, Director General, Communauté Electrique du Bénin (CEB), Benin
Emeric Tokoudagba, Director General, Société Béninoise de Production d'Electricité (SBPE), Benin
Sylla Daouda, Central Director of System Operations, Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricité (CIE), Cote d'Ivoire
Ernest Mkhonta, MD, Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC), Eswatini
William Amuna, Chairman, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ghana
Mark Baah, CEO, GRIDCo, Ghana
Edward Obeng-Kenzo, Acting CEO, Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana
Vasco Rodrigues, Director General, Electricidade e Aguas da Guine-Bissau (EAGB), Guinea-Bissau
John Mativo, MD/CEO, Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco), Kenya
Peter Njenga, MD/CEO, Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), Kenya
Joy Brenda Masinde-Mdivo, Chairperson, Kenya Power & Lighting Company (KPLC), Kenya
H.E. Honourable Mohammed Sow, Deputy MD, Technical Services, Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), Liberia
Maxon Chitawo, CEO, Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO), Malawi
Tarik Hamane, CEO, Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable (ONEE), Morocco
Aderito de Sousa, General Manager, Motraco, Mozambique
António Munguambe, Executive Board Member for Electrification Portfolio, Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), Mozambique
H.E. Honourable Veronica Nduva, Secretary General, East African Community (EAC)
H.E. Honourable Samantha Graham-Maré, Deputy Minister of Electricity & Energy, South Africa
H.E. Honourable Cheikh Niane, Vice Minister, Ministry of Energy, Oil & Mines, Senegal
H.E. Honourable Ouael Chouchene, Secretary of State for Energy Transition, Ministry of Industry, Mines & Energy, Tunisia
H.E. Honourable Edmond Nonie, Deputy Minister of Energy, Sierra Leone
H.E. Honourable Eng Felchesmi Mramba, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Tanzania
H.E. Honourable Biodun Ogunleye, Commissioner for Energy & Mineral Resources, Lagos State Government, Nigeria
Honourable Tertuis Simmers, Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Western Cape Government, South Africa
Fabrice Marcos, Technical Advisor, Ministry of Energy, Water & Mines, Benin
Cyprien Musimar, Director General, Agence Nationale de l'électrification et des Services
Énergétiques en milieux Rural et périurbain (ANSER), Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bob Mabiala, CEO, Agency for the Development & Promotion of the Grand Inga Project (ADPIRDC), Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eric Monga Mumba, National Vice President in Charge of Energy, Fédération des Entreprises du Congo (FEC), Democratic Republic of the Congo
James Wahogo, Secretary General, Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP)
Philippe Ossoucah, CEO, Gabon Power Company, Gabon
Bangaly Maty, Energy & Infrastructure Adviser to the Prime Minister, Guinea Mohamadu Saido Balde, Director of Studies, Projects, Planning & Statistics, Ministry of Energy, Guinea-Bissau
Rose Mkalama, CEO, Rural Electrification & Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC), Kenya
Kefa Seda, Director General, Public Private Partnership Directorate, The National Treasury & Economic Planning, Kenya
Carlos Yum, MD, The Mphanda Nkuwa Hydroelectric Project Implementation Office (GMNK), Mozambique
Rukaiya El-Rufai, Special Adviser, National Economic Council & Climate Change, Office of the Vice President, Nigeria
Johnson Akinnawo, MD/CEO, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET), Nigeria
Martins Imonitie, MD/CEO, Nigeria Solid Minerals Company, Nigeria
Belizardo Neto, Energy Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Infrastructure & Natural Resources, São Tomé & Príncipe
Ahmadou Kane, Director of Legal Affairs, Risk & Compliance, Fonds Souverain d’Investissements Stratégiques (FONSIS), Senegal
Titus Mathe, CEO, South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI), South Africa
Loyiso Tyabashe, GCEO, NECSA (South African Nuclear Energy Corporation), South Africa
Moses Ntlamelle, Senior Programme Officer, Energy, Directorate of Infrastructure & Services, Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Immanuel Hanabeb, CEO, Erongo Red, Namibia
Rekhiat Momoh, CEO, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), Nigeria
Kassim Abdulahi, Executive Director (Generation), Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Nigeria
Papa Toby Gaye, Director General, Senelec, Senegal
Dan Marokane, GCE, Eskom, South Africa
Segomoco Scheppers, Interim CEO, National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), South Africa
Renata Ndege, Deputy MD, Planning, Research & Investment, Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO), Tanzania
Wesley Lwiindi, Director, Hydropower Projects, ZESCO, Zambia
Sydney Gata, Executive Chairman, ZESA Holdings, Zimbabwe
Nobert Matarutse, MD, Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), Zimbabwe
Jean Baptiste Ky, President, Autorité de Régulation du Secteur de l’Énergie (ARSE), Burkina Faso
Jean Pascal Nkou, Director General, Agence de régulation du secteur de l’électricité (ARSEL), Cameroon
Jean-Paul M'batna, Director General, Autorite de Regulation du Secteur de l'Energie electrique (ARSE), Chad
Guy Nganguia, Director General, Agence de Regulation du Secteur de l'Electricite (ARSEL), Congo
Sandrine Ngalula Mubenga, CEO, Autorite de Regulation du secteur de l'Electricite (ARE), Democratic Republic of the Congo
Skhumbuzo Tsabedze, CEO, Eswatini Energy Regulatory Authority (ESERA), Eswatini
Njogou Lamin Bah, Director General, Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), The Gambia
Eunice Biritwum, Executive Secretary, Energy Commission, Ghana
H.E. Honourable Moses Asaga, Chairman, Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Ghana
Motlatsi Ramafole, CEO, Lesotho Electricity & Water Authority (LEWA), Lesotho
Abu Dekontee Sanso, Director, Technical Regulations Directorate, Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC), Liberia
Milton Zibane, VP, Exploration, Instituto Nacional de Petróleo (INP), Mozambique
Robert Kahimise, CEO, Electricity Control Board (ECB), Namibia
H.E. Honourable Abdullahi Dayib, Director General, National Electricity Authority (NEA), Somalia
Thembani Bukula, Chairperson, National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), South Africa
Ziria Tibalwa Waako, CEO, Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), Uganda
Edington Mazambani, CEO, Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA), Zimbabwe
Laurent Tossou, Chairman, ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA)
Francois Robinson, Acting Executive Director, Regional Energy Regulators Association of Southern Africa (RERA)
Debbie Roets, Executive Secretary, African Forum for Utility Regulators (AFUR)
15:30-16:00 Networking Coffee Exhibition Opening Ceremony (Open to all aef Delegates and Participants) Auditorium
16:00-16:15 EnergyNet Remarks: Simon Gosling, MD, EnergyNet
16:15-16:20 Forum Sponsor Welcome Address: Goran Rajsic, Founder, Sun Africa
16:20-16:40 Host Country Ministerial Keynote Welcome Address:
H.E. Honourable Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister of Electricity & Energy, South Africa
aef 2025 hand over to aef 2026 – South Africa to UAE
16:40-17:00 Continental Keynote Address: What A United Africa Can Achieve
H.E. Honourable Amadou Hott, former Special Envoy of the President of the African Development Bank for the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa, Former Minister of Economy, Planning & International Cooperation, Government of Senegal & Current Candidate for the Presidency of the African Development Bank
H.E. Honourable Lerato Dorothy Mataboge, African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy
17:00-17:20 Presidential Keynote Address:
H.E. Honourable John Dramani Mahama, President, Ghana
17:20-18:20 South Africa Country Spotlight
Moderator: Rentia van Tonder, Head of Power, Corporate & Investment Banking, Standard Bank
Participants:
H.E. Honourable Samantha Graham-Maré, Deputy Minister of Electricity & Energy, South Africa
Dan Marokane, GCE, Eskom, South Africa
Elsa Strydom, Interim Head, IPP Office, South Africa
Loyiso Tyabashe, GCEO, NECSA (South African Nuclear Energy Corporation), South Africa
Thembani Bukula, Chairperson, National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), South Africa
18:20-19:30
Celebrating Africa: aef 2025 Carnival Party Exhibition Hosted by:
Day Two: Wednesday 18 June 2025
07:30-08:45 Closed Door Utilities Roundtable - Africa United: Regional Collaboration & Combined Infrastructure to Accelerate Projects (By Invitation Only)
Moderators:
Adwoa Banful, Partner, BCG
Daniel Kammen, Professor of Energy, University of California, Berkeley
Participants:
Karimou Chabi Sika, Director General, Communauté Electrique du Bénin (CEB), Benin
Emeric Tokoudagba, Director General, Société Béninoise de Production d'Electricité (SBPE), Benin
Sylla Daouda, Central Director of System Operations, Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricité (CIE), Cote d'Ivoire
Ernest Mkhonta, MD, Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC), Eswatini
William Amuna, Chairman, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ghana
Mark Baah, CEO, GRIDCo, Ghana
Edward Obeng-Kenzo, Acting CEO, Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana
Vasco Rodrigues, Director General, Electricidade e Aguas da Guine-Bissau (EAGB), GuineaBissau
John Mativo, MD/CEO, Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco), Kenya
Peter Njenga, MD/CEO, Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), Kenya
Joy Brenda Masinde-Mdivo, Chairperson, Kenya Power & Lighting Company (KPLC), Kenya
H.E. Honourable Mohammed Sow, Deputy MD, Technical Services, Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), Liberia
Maxon Chitawo, CEO, Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO), Malawi
Tarik Hamane, CEO, Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable (ONEE), Morocco
Aderito de Sousa, General Manager, Motraco, Mozambique
António Munguambe, Executive Board Member for Electrification Portfolio, Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), Mozambique
Immanuel Hanabeb, CEO, Erongo Red, Namibia
Rekhiat Momoh, CEO, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), Nigeria
Kassim Abdulahi, Executive Director (Generation), Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Nigeria
Papa Toby Gaye, Director General, Senelec, Senegal
Abdiwahab Abshir, Head of Research & Development, National Energy Corporation of Somalia (NECSOM), Somalia
Loyiso Tyabashe, GCEO, NECSA (South African Nuclear Energy Corporation), South Africa
Renata Ndege, Deputy MD, Planning, Research & Investment, Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO), Tanzania
Wesley Lwiindi, Director, Hydropower Projects, ZESCO, Zambia
Sydney Gata, Executive Chairman, ZESA Holdings, Zimbabwe
Nobert Matarutse, MD, Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), Zimbabwe
James Wahogo, Secretary General, Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP)
Stephen Dihwa, Executive Director, Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)
Auditorium: Africa Spotlights
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09:00-10:30 09:00-10:30 09:00-10:30 09:00-10:30 09:00-10:30
G20: Africa United
As the first African nation to assume the G20 Presidency in 2025, how will South Africa accelerate a united Africa’s energy priorities.
Moderator: Nelisiwe Nhlapo, Project Manager in the Office of the CEO, South African National Energy Development Institute, (SANEDI)
Participants: Thabang Audat, Chief Director DEE and Technical Lead of the G20 ETWG*
Dan Marokane, Group Chief Executive, Eskom, South Africa*
Thabo Hlalele, Energy Centre Head, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa
Loyiso Tyabashe, GCEO, NECSA (South African Nuclear Energy Corporation), South Africa
Daniel Schroth, Director, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency, AfDB
Developing the Next Wave of Wind Projects
09:00-09:15
Project Spotlight: Overberg Wind Farm
Davide Pasi, Business Development Director, Red Rocket
Bradley Reddy, General Manager Growth Strategy, Richards Bay Minerals
09:15-10:30
Moderator: Bernard Magoro, Previous Head of IPP Office, South Africa 20202025
Participants:
H.E. Honourable Dr. Eng. Habtamu
Itefa Geleta, Minister of Water & Energy, Ethiopia
H.E. Honourable Abdilahi Bidhan
Warsame, Minister of Energy & Water Resources, Somalia
Davide Pasi, Business Development Director, Red Rocket
Bradley Reddy, General Manager Growth Strategy, Richards Bay Minerals
Richard Charlton, Head of Infrastructure Equity (Africa & Pakistan), BII
Lea Giroux, Head Business Development South Africa, ENGIE
Ashirvad Sookun, Head of Renewables
Business Development South Africa, TotalEnergies Renewables
Case Study: South Africa’s
Independent Power Transmission (IPT) Programme – Unleashing the Potential
09:00-09:15
Programme Presentation:
Shaakira Karolia, Adviser, Ministry of Electricity & Energy, South Africa
09:15-10:30
Moderator: Saad Ul Islam, NonExecutive Director, Gridworks & Investment Director BII
Participants:
Shaakira Karolia, Adviser, Ministry of Electricity & Energy, South Africa
Lena Mangondo, Head of Legal Department, IPP Office, South Africa
Segomoco Scheppers, Interim CEO, National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), South Africa
Mpho Mokwele, Group Executive Transacting, DBSA
Vincenzia Leitich, Executive, Client
Coverage Energy & Infrastructure, South Africa, Standard Bank
How is C&I and Wheeling
Liberalisation Transforming South Africa’s Energy Market?
09:00-09:15
Project Spotlight: Sonvanger Solar Power Plant
Adhila Mayet, Head of Project Development, Pele Energy Group
09:15-10:30
Moderator: Jonathan Berman, MD, Autonomi Capital
Participants: Honourable Tertuis Simmers, Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Western Cape Government, South Africa
Thembani Bukula, Chairperson, National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), South Africa
James Cumming, CEO, African Clean Energy Developments
Adhila Mayet, Head of Project Development, Pele Energy Group
Kofi Amparbeng, Principal Energy Finance, Nedbank CIB
Bernard Geldenhuys, Energy & Infrastructure Finance, Investec
Hosted by: UK Department for Business & Trade (UK DBT)
Energising Africa: Unleashing Institutional Capital for Sustainable Growth
• How Africa’s clean energy and related infrastructure can be accelerated by unlocking long-term institutional capital both local and global
• Investment conditions and institutional appetite
• Blended finance and development tools
• Role of local institutional capital
• The UK edge
Moderator: Tracey Austin, Director, Financial & Professional Services, Africa, UKDBT
Participants: Andrew Johnstone, CEO, Climate Fund Managers
Julian Horn, MD Renewables, Savannah Energy
Omar Jabri, PIDG Head of Business Development (Africa), InfraCo Zoisa North-Bond, CEO, Octopus Energy Generation
Olusola Lawson, Co-MD, AIIM
09:00-12:00
10:30-11:00 Networking Coffee Exhibition
Auditorium: Africa Spotlights
Hosted by: M300 Objectives and Implementation
Moderators:
Batchi Baldeh, Director, Power Systems & Utility Transformation, AfDB
Yadviga Semikolenova, Practice Manager, Energy, Africa East, World Bank
Participants: H.E. Honourable Natangwe Ithete, Deputy Prime Minister, Namibia
H.E. Honourable Gaston Essomba, Minister of Energy & Water, Cameroon
H.E. Honourable Olivier Jean Baptiste, Minister of Energy, & Hydrocarbon, Madagascar
H.E. Honourable Mohlomi Moleko, Minister of Natural Resources, Lesotho
H.E. Honourable Dr Kandeh Yumkella, Chairman, Presidential initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security, Sierra Leone
H.E. Honourable Cheikh Niane, Vice Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Senegal
H.E. Honourable Eng Felchesmi Mramba, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Tanzania
Kevin Kariuki, VP Power, Energy Climate Change & Green Growth, AfDB
Wale Shonibare, Director, Financial Solutions, Policy & Regulation, AfDB
Erik Fernstrom, Incoming Director, Energy and Infrastructure Africa East, World Bank
Boardroom 1: Generation
Accelerating the Next Set of Large-Scale Solar Projects
11:00-11:15
Project Spotlight: Ahmed Mulla, Deputy CEO, Infinity Power
11:15-12:30
Moderator: Alessandra Pardini, Partner, Bowmans
Participants:
H.E. Honourable July Moyo, Minister of Energy & Power Development, Zimbabwe
H.E. Honourable Cheikh Niane, Vice Minister, Ministry of Energy, Oil & Mines, Senegal
H.E. Honourable Ouael Chouchene, Secretary of State for Energy Transition, Ministry of Industry, Mines & Energy, Tunisia
Ahmed Mulla, Deputy CEO, Infinity Power
Jan Fourie, CEO, Mulilo
Aida Sitdikova, Director for Sustainable Infrastructure Middle East & Africa, EBRD
2:
How Can Independent Power Transmission (IPT) Work in Africa?
11:00-11:15
Project Spotlight: Kalumbila-Kolwezi
330kV Interconnection Project (KKIP)
Tilana De Meillon, Senior Operations Officer, Africa, IFC
Nikolai Germann, Founder & Partner, Enterprise Power
11:15-12:30
Moderator:
Participants:
Mark Baah, CEO, GRIDCo, Ghana
John Mativo, MD/CEO, Kenya
Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco), Kenya
Chrispin Kahongo, Technical Project Specialist, Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)
Chris Flavin, Interim CEO, Gridworks
Tilana De Meillon, Senior Operations Officer, Africa, IFC
Leria Arinaitwe, Senior Legal Counsel & Energy Sector Lead, ALSF
Nikolai Germann, Founder & Partner, Enterprise Power
3:
Putting in Place Robust Renewable
Energy Ecosystems to Meet Mining Needs
11:00-11:15
Project Spotlight: Bolobedu Project
Gustavo Fernandes, Head of Africa & International, Voltalia
Bradley Reddy, General Manager
Growth Strategy, Richards Bay Minerals
11:15-12:30
Moderator: Mike Teke, Group CEO, Seriti Resources Holdings and Board Member Minerals Council
Participants:
H.E. Honourable Ruth Nankabirwa
Ssentamu, Minister of Energy & Mineral Development, Uganda
H.E. Honourable Makozo Chikote, Minister of Energy, Zambia
Bangaly Maty, Energy & Infrastructure Adviser to the Prime Minister, Guinea
Allegria Ntumba, Administration & Finance Director, Autorite de Regulation du secteur de l'Electricite (ARE), Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gustavo Fernandes, Head of Africa & International, Voltalia
Bradley Reddy, General Manager
Growth Strategy, Richards Bay Minerals
Nicole Mason, CEO, Envusa Energy
Support to Private Sector in Transmission Projects Across Africa
• Tools to facilitate investment in transmission projects
• Potential within AfSEM for cross-border electricity integration
• Approaches to advance bankable projects with DFI involvement
• Strategies for managing utility risks and improving market readiness
Moderator:
Participants:
12:30-13:30
Celebrating South Africa’s IPP Office – Lunch (By Invitation Only) The aef Restaurant Hosted by:
12:30-13:30 Networking Lunch (Open to all aef Delegates and Participants) Exhibition
Auditorium: Africa Spotlights
Hosted by: M300
Mission 300's Engagement with Private Sector
Moderator:
Participants:
Sarvesh Suri, Director for Infrastructure, Africa, IFC
Chris Flavin, Interim CEO, Gridworks
Kirtika Challa, MD, Head of Power & Infrastructure, CrossBoundary
Benjamin Memmi, CEO, Axian Energy
Christopher Clarke, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Inspired Evolution
Wale Shonibare, Director, Financial Solutions, Policy & Regulation, AfDB
How the Sector is Embracing Energy Transition
13:30-13:45
Project Spotlight: Peter Venn, CEO, Seriti Green
13:45-15:00
Moderator: George Njenga, Executive Chairman, Lake Turkana Wind Power
Participants:
H.E. Honourable Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, Nigeria
Yaye Catherine Diop Dieng, Director of Energy Transition, Ministry of Energy, Oil & Mines, Senegal
Bheki Nxumalo, Group Executive, Generation, Eskom, South Africa
Peter Venn, CEO, Seriti Green
Eluma Obibuaku, Senior VP, Power, AFC
Daniel Schroth, Director, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency, AfDB
Karim Amin, Executive Board Member, Siemens Energy
Breaking the Barriers for Regional Transmission
Financing Power Projects for Mining
Moderator: Mohamed Rali Badissy, Attorney, Academic & Advocate, Penn State Dickinson Law & The Energy for Growth Hub
Participants: Stephen Dihwa, Executive Director, Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)
Laurent Tossou, Chairman, ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA)
James Wahogo, Secretary General, Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP)
Ronald Marais, Strategic Grid Planning Manager, National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), South Africa
Owen Silavwe, MD, Copperbelt Energy Corporation
Margaret Oghumu, Associate VP, Power, AFC
Moderator: Lungile Mashele, Sector Specialist, Energy & Infrastructure, Public Investment Corporation (PIC), South Africa
Participants:
Martins Imonitie, MD/CEO, Nigeria
Solid Minerals Company, Nigeria
Sydney Gata, Executive Chairman, ZESA Holdings, Zimbabwe
Jaco de la Rouviere, Special Advisor to the Minister, Department of Electricity & Energy, South Africa
George Kotsovos, Executive VP, Energy & Infrastructure, Standard Bank
Akhilesh Kumar Goyal, Associate Director, Synergy Consulting
NK Naginlal Modi, Senior VP, Power & Infrastructure, MCB
Hosted by: Marsh
Balancing the Grid - Risks and Rewards in Battery Energy Storage
• Parametric Solutions
• Loss Adjustor and Risk Management perspectives
• Minimum requirements and undertaking process
• How does BESS support IPP projects
• African Insurance Market
Moderator: Mortimer McKechnie, Senior VP, Energy & Power Leader, Africa, Marsh
Participants:
Tim Topham, Renewable Energy Underwriter, Africa Lead, AXIS Capital
Suzan Pardesi, Head of Energy, Africa
Specialty Risk
Adam Humphrey, CEO, CCS & GRS
International, Global Risk Solutions
Tim Strange, Senior Development Engineer, Globeleq
Auditorium: Africa Spotlights
Boardroom 1: Generation Boardroom 2: Transmission & Interconnection
Boardroom 3: Off-taker Focus: C&I, Mining, & Data Centres
Boardroom: Roof Terrace
15:30-17:00 15:30-17:00 15:30-17:00 15:30-17:00 15:30-17:00
Hosted by: M300
Creating Jobs and Driving Economic Transformation Through Mission 300
Opening Remarks:
Andrew Herscowitz, CEO, Mission 300 Accelerator
Moderator:
Chianda Njogu, Program Manager for Demand, Jobs & Livelihoods, GEAPP
Participants:
Daniel Schroth, Director of Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency, AfDB
Yadviga Semikolenova, Energy Practice Manager, Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank
Patrick Tonui, Policy Lead, GOGLA
Revisiting the Gas to Power Conversation in 2025
15:30-15:45
Project Spotlight:
15:45-17:00
Moderator: Kweku Awotwi, Board
Chairman, United Bank for Africa (Ghana) & Co-Founder & Director Cenpower Generation Company, Ghana
Participants:
H.E. Honourable Biodun Ogunleye, Commissioner for Energy & Mineral Resources, Lagos State Government, Nigeria
Fatou Mbow Ly, General Director of Energy, Ministry of Energy, Oil & Mines, Senegal
Nomfundo Maseti, Full-Time Regulator
Member responsible for Piped Gas & Electricity Regulation, National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), South Africa
Batchi Baldeh, Director for Power Systems Development, AfDB
John Smelcer, CDO, Globeleq
Dietmar Siersdorfer, Middle East & Africa MD, Siemens Energy
How will Current Large-Scale Projects Evacuate Power?
Case Study: Mozambique
Mphanda Nkuwa Hydroelectric Project
Case Study: Tanzania Julius Nyerere
Hydropower Project
Case Study: Baynes Binational Hydropower Project
Moderator: William Amuna, Chairman, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ghana
Participants:
Carlos Yum, MD, The Mphanda Nkuwa
Hydroelectric Project Implementation Office (GMNK), Mozambique
Renata Ndege, Deputy MD, Planning, Research & Investment, Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO), Tanzania
Francois Robinson, Acting Executive Director, Regional Energy Regulators Association of Southern Africa (RERA)
Jean Madzongwe, Programmes Manager, Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)
Muyenga-Muyenga, Project Leader, Baynes Binational Hydro, Lower Cunene Hydropower Authority
Jan Dewulf, Principal Investment Officer, IFC
Deji Adegoke, Head of Africa Practice, White & Case
Global Demand for Critical Minerals: Africa’s Big Opportunity
Moderator:
Participants:
H.E. Honourable Ruth Nankabirwa
Ssentamu, Minister of Energy & Mineral Development, Uganda
H.E. Honourable Olivier Rakotomalala, Minister of Mines, Madagascar
Joshua Volz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, Eurasia, Africa and the Middle East, Office of International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy
Olusegun Ige, Director General, Nigeria
Geological Survey Agency (NGSA), Nigeria
Kesh Mudaly, Partner, BCG
Johan Koorts, Director, Resources & Project Finance, Absa CIB
Hosted by: UNDP
(Closed Door – By Invitation Only) From Pipeline to Partnership: A Strategic Roundtable on Scaling Sustainable Energy Investment in Africa
• Dialogue between developers and DFIs on project bankability
• Real-time feedback and matchmaking opportunities
• Action-oriented collaboration beyond the Forum
17:00-18:30 Ministerial Town Hall (Open to all aef delegates and participants)
All Participating Presidents and Ministers will be invited to answer questions on current projects pipelines and their strategies
Moderator: Simon Gosling, MD, EnergyNet
Participating Presidents and Ministers:
H.E. Honourable Jeremiah Kpan Koung, Vice President, Liberia
H.E. Honourable Lerato Dorothy Mataboge, African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy
H.E. Honourable Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister of Electricity & Energy, South Africa
H.E. Honourable Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, Nigeria
H.E. Honourable John Abdulai Jinapor, Minister of Energy & Green Transition, Ghana
H.E. Honourable Makozo Chikote, Minister of Energy, Zambia
H.E. Honourable Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, Minister of Energy & Mineral Development, Uganda
H.E. Honourable Noureddine Yassaa, Secretary of State for Renewable Energies, Ministry of Energy, Algeria
H.E. Honourable Dr. Eng. Habtamu Itefa Geleta, Minister of Water & Energy, Ethiopia
H.E. Honourable July Moyo, Minister of Energy & Power Development, Zimbabwe
H.E. Honourable Aboubacar Camara, Minister of Energy, Hydrocarbons & Hydraulics, Guinea
H.E. Honourable Gaston Eloundou Essomba, Minister of Energy & Water, Cameroon
H.E. Honourable Ndolenodji Alix Naïmbaye, Minister of Petroleum, Mines & Geology, Chad
H.E. Honourable Philippe Tonangoye, Minister of Universal Access to Water & Energy, Gabon
H.E. Honourable Ibrahim Matola, Minister of Energy, Malawi
H.E. Honourable Paulin Kingnidé Akponna, Minister of Energy, Water & Mines, Benin
H.E. Honourable Olivier Jean-Baptiste, Minister of Energy & Hydrocarbons, Madagascar
H.E. Honourable Olivier Rakotomalala, Minister of Mines, Madagascar
H.E. Honourable Abdilahi Bidhan Warsame, Minister of Energy & Water Resources, Somalia
His Royal Highness (HRH) Prince Lonkhokhela Dlamini, Minister of Natural Resources & Energy, Eswatini
H.E. Honourable Mohlomi Moleko, Minister of Natural Resources & Energy, Lesotho
H.E. Honourable Shaib Kaduara MP, Minister of Water, Energy & Minerals, Zanzibar
H.E. Honourable Veronica Nduva, Secretary General, East African Community (EAC)
H.E. Honourable Samantha Graham-Maré, Deputy Minister of Electricity & Energy, South Africa
H.E. Honourable Cheikh Niane, Vice Minister, Ministry of Energy, Oil & Mines, Senegal
H.E. Honourable Ouael Chouchene, Secretary of State for Energy Transition, Ministry of Industry, Mines & Energy, Tunisia
H.E. Honourable Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, Energy Sector Lead & Chairman, Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy & Food Security, Sierra Leone
H.E. Honourable Edmond Nonie, Deputy Minister of Energy, Sierra Leone
H.E. Honourable Eng Felchesmi Mramba, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Tanzania
Honourable Tertuis Simmers, Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Western Cape Government, South Africa
Day Three: Thursday 19 June 2025
Moderator: Jonathan Berman, MD, Autonomi Capital
Participants:
Yezdan Akcacakir, Director & Head of Power, AFC
Jing Li, Division Manager, Energy Financial Solution, AfDB
Iain Macaulay, Head of Project Finance (Africa & Pakistan), BII
Nancy Rivera, MD, Structured Finance, DFC
Lungile Tom, Head of Project Finance, DBSA
Petra Kotte, Global Head of Infrastructure & Energy, DEG
Aida Sitdikova, Director for Sustainable Infrastructure Middle East & Africa, EBRD
Paloma Perez De Vega, Head of Project Finance Division, EIB Global
Marnix Monsfort, Director, Energy Department, FMO
Christo Fourie, Head, Energy, IDC
Nicolas Felix Souche, Regional Industry Manager, IFC
Pierre-Alain Pacaud, Head of Power & Digital, Africa & Middle East, Proparco
Eyob Easwaran, Senior Advisor, Lending Operations, TDB
Boardroom 3: Africa HardBall –Chatham House Rule
In partnership with African Energy
Boardroom 1: Generation
Boardroom 2: Financing Options
Auditorium: Off-taker Focus: C&I, Mining & Data Centres
Boardroom 4: Solution Providers Workshop
09:00-10:30 09:00-10:30 09:00-10:30 09:00-10:30 09:00-10:30
Geopolitics: Shifts in the Global Balance of Power and the Impact of a Multipolar World on Business
• How will U.S. policy impact Africa’s energy industries, including renewable investments and a range of funding options?
• What are the key trends in Africa’s diversification beyond partnerships with traditional Western and Chinese investors?
• Is the international diplomatic and financial architecture fit for purpose?
• What do coups d’état in the Sahel tell us about wider geopolitical shifts?
Moderator: Jon Marks, Chairman, CrossBorder Information
Participants:
H.E. Honourable Veronica Nduva, Secretary General, East African Community (EAC)
Joshua Volz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, Eurasia, Africa and the Middle East, Office of International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy
Titus Mathe, CEO, South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI), South Africa
Bernhard van Meeteren, Senior Investment Officer, FMO
Trudi Makhaya, Partner, BCG
Sabine Gaber, CEO, Member of the Executive Board, Development Bank of Austria (OeEB)
Modernising and Accelerating Hydropower
Moderator: Maia Schuh, Investment Director, Project Finance (Africa & Pakistan), BII
Participants:
H.E. Honourable Ibrahim Matola, Minister of Energy, Malawi
H.E. Honourable Olivier JeanBaptiste, Minister of Energy & Hydrocarbons, Madagascar
Bob Mabiala, CEO, Agency for the Development & Promotion of the Grand Inga Project (ADPI-RDC), Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wesley Lwiindi, Director, Hydropower Projects, ZESCO, Zambia
Christopher De Vreese, Investment Officer, Project Finance, EIB Global Tas Anvaripour, CEO, Neo Themis Laurent Becerra, VP Hydropower, TotalEnergies Renewables
Funding the Gap: Scaling and Accelerating Investment for SDG7 in a Changing Geopolitical Environment
Moderator: Shirley Webber, Managing Principal & Coverage Head: Resources & Energy Sector, Absa CIB
Participants:
Edward Obeng-Kenzo, Acting CEO, Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana
Moses Ntlamelle, Senior Programme Officer, Energy, Directorate of Infrastructure & Services, Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Olusola Lawson, Co-MD, AIIM
Ouns Lemseffer, Partner, Clifford Chance
Powering Data Centres: An Opportunity for Africa’s Energy Sector
09:00-09:15
Project Spotlight:
Bryce Allan, Head of Sustainability, Teraco
Andrew Taylor, Co-Founder of NOA, CEO, NOA trading
09:15-10:30
Moderator: Heath Andersen, Data Centre Consultant, DCDesign.Africa
Participants:
Joy Brenda Masinde-Mdivo, Chairperson, Kenya Power & Lighting Company (KPLC), Kenya
Bryce Allan, Head of Sustainability, Teraco
Andrew Taylor, Co-Founder of NOA, CEO, NOA trading Thulani Ncube, Head of Energy & Service Delivery, Africa Data Centres
Thierno Diallo, CEO, MoTech Consulting
Sherif ElKholy, Partner, Head of Middle East & Africa, Actis
Eric Amoussouga, Commercial Director, SSA, Power Transmission, Grid Solutions, GE Vernova
Hosted by: AfDB
Sustainable Utility Transformation and Regional Power Trade
The session focuses on 3 key aspects:
• Assess – the imperative of adopting the AfDB’s five Sustainable Utility Transformation Pillars
• Identify – Impact of gaps and challenges to electricity trade on utilities and power pools, and implications of the introduction and sustainability of complex financial instruments (e.g. innovative Guarantees)
• Prerequisites for developing roadmaps for utilities and power pools to enhance their readiness for integrating mechanisms and/or financial instruments to facilitate or scale-up power trade
Moderators: Batchi Baldeh, Director for Power Systems Development, AfDB
Wale Shonibare, Director, Energy Financial Solutions, Policy & Regulations Power, Energy, Climate & Green Growth Complex, AfDB
Participants:
Sylla Daouda, Central Director of System Operations, Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricité (CIE), Cote d'Ivoire
Stephen Dihwa, Executive Director, Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)
Aderito de Sousa, General Manager, Motraco, Mozambique
Mark Crossley, CFO, Solarcentury Africa
Jean-Marie Masse, CIO, iTrust, RELP
10:00-12:00 Boardroom Hosted by DEE & IPPO South Africa
10:30-11:00 Networking Coffee Exhibition
Boardroom 3:
Africa HardBall –
Chatham House Rule
In partnership with African Energy
Governance and Compliance in 2025
• Know-your-client legislation, the alignment of national (and personal) business interests and regulatory frameworks and other ‘governance’ issues seem more than ever in question. Is this actually the case?
• Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria have come to be an important element in many investors and financiers’ investment calculations but were increasingly widely in question even before the Trump presidency.
• Do host governments try to avoid ESG concerns impacting on their projects?
• Do ESG concerns work to the advantage/disadvantage of investors?
Moderator: John Hamilton, MD, Cross-Border Information
Participants:
Joy Brenda Masinde-Mdivo, Chairperson, Kenya Power & Lighting Company (KPLC), Kenya
Obadiah Simon Nkom, Director General, Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), Nigeria
Gabriel de Lastours, Regional Head Energy, EBRD
Alex Katon, Director, GIACC-UK
Eyob Easwaran, Senior Advisor, Lending Operations, TDB
Claire Tucker, Partner, Head of Public Law & Regulatory, Bowmans
Hydrogen: Africa’s Leap into Global Markets
11:00-11:15 Project Spotlight:
11:15-12:30
Moderator:
Participants:
Sampson Mamphweli, Head, Energy Secretariat, South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI), South Africa
Andrew Johnstone, CEO, Climate Fund Managers
Alberto Gambacorta, EVP, SubSaharan Africa, Scatec
Mark Neller, Energy Leader UK/IMEA, Arup
François-Xavier Saury, EAME CIS
Business Development Manager, Caterpillar Electric
Energy Trade: Making the Industry More Competitive
Moderator: Keith Webb, Senior Investment Banker, Rand Merchant Bank
Participants:
Johnson Akinnawo, MD/CEO, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET), Nigeria
Wale Shonibare, Director, Energy Financial Solutions, Policy & Regulations Power, Energy, Climate & Green Growth Complex, AfDB
Karel Cornelissen, CEO, NOA
Jay Govender, Chief Commercial & Legal Officer, Etana Energy
Duncan Abel, Head of Commercial, Envusa Energy
Alexandra Felekis, Partner, Bowmans
Meeting the Demands of The Next Generation of Intensive Energy Users
Moderator: Khilna Dodhia, Senior Investment Officer, IFC
Participants:
Kadri Nassiep, Executive Director: Energy, City of Cape Town, South Africa
Peter Njenga, MD/CEO, Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), Kenya
Sandrine Ngalula Mubenga, CEO, Autorite de Regulation du secteur de l'Electricite (ARE), Democratic Republic of the Congo
Norbert Rumble, Regional Sales Manager (Power Plants Sub-Sahara Africa), MAN Energy Solutions
Amyn Mussa, Partner, ALN Kenya
Theuns Ehlers, Head Resource & Project Finance, Absa CIB
Hosted by: Neo Themis (Closed-Door – By Invitation Only)
Turning the Tide: How We Propelled Sahofika Back on Track and Beyond
Moderator:
Participants:
12:30-13:30
Boardroom 3: Africa HardBall –Chatham House Rule
In partnership with African Energy
Crossing the Continent: Lobito and Tazara Rail Megaprojects Take Shape
• How will Lobito and Tazara developments, both rehabilitated and greenfield, benefit African countries?
• How do African governments, miners and energy providers see the potential?
• Will geopolitical realities preclude Lobito-Tazara interoperability?
• Opportunities and challenges for associated energy infrastructure
Moderator: Marc Howard, Editor, African Energy
Participants:
H.E. Honourable Eng Felchesmi Mramba, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Tanzania
Eric Monga Mumba, National Vice President in Charge of Energy, Fédération des Entreprises du Congo (FEC), Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nancy Rivera, MD, Structured Finance, DFC
Batchi Baldeh, Director for Power Systems Development, AfDB
Adam Cortese, CEO, Sun Africa
Peter Acquaye, Associate VP, Project Development, AFC
K. Danae Pauli, MD, African Infrastructure Consulting
Hosted by: M300
Presentation of Energy Compact for Lesotho
Moderator:
Participants:
H.E. Honourable Mohlomi Moleko, Minister of Natural Resources, Lesotho
H.E. Honourable Retselisitsoe
Matlanyane, Minister of Finance, Lesotho
Mitigating Currency Risk
Moderator: Obbie Banda, Senior Underwriter & RLSF Coordinator, ATIDI
Participants:
Kefa Seda, Director General, Public Private Partnership Directorate, The National Treasury & Economic Planning, Kenya
Nobert Matarutse, MD, Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), Zimbabwe
Sne Mnguni, Head Structured Sales, Nedbank CIB
Gautam Chawla, Senior Associate, Synergy Consulting
Andrei Klevchuk, Director, Project Finance, AMEA Power
Albert Nyakujarah, Manager, Project & Asset Based Finance, Afreximbank
Nkem Onwuamaegbu, Africa
Regional Head, MIGA, World Bank
Implementing Digital Infrastructure and AI to Create Efficient Markets
Moderator: Norman Moyo, CEO, Grid Africa
Participants: Rekhiat Momoh, CEO, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), Nigeria
Prince Abudu, Head of Technology for Artificial Intelligence, Cassava Technologies
Ayman Soliman, Managing Partner, Morpho Investments
Abdoulaye Barry, CFO, MoTech Consulting
Sarah Malm, Executive Director, GOGLA
Zoisa North-Bond, CEO, Octopus Energy Generation
Mamello Selamolela, Partner BCG
Hosted by: AfDB
A Roadmap for Better, Faster Hydropower Development in Africa
• The growing role of private investment and public–private partnerships
• Advancements in regional cooperation
• Policy and market barriers that are slowing the pace of development
• Potential for modernisation to expand capacity and improve efficiency
• Need for storage and global developments on pumped storage
• Insights into key projects recently commissioned and in the development pipeline
• The Abuja Action Plan for Sustainable Hydropower in Africa
Moderator: Daniel Schroth, Director, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency, AfDB
Participants:
Carlos Yum, MD, The Mphanda Nkuwa Hydroelectric Project Implementation Office (GMNK), Mozambique
Anton-Louis Olivier, CEO, Serengeti Energy Group & Chair, IHA Board
Hauwa Abdullahi Kassim, Africa Regional Lead, IHA
Jean Madzongwe, Programmes Manager, Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)
Muyenga-Muyenga, Project Leader, Baynes Binational Hydro, Lower Cunene Hydropower Authority
Laurent Margaria, VP & Head of Business Development, Tractebel Engie
Boardroom 3:
Africa HardBall –Chatham House Rule
In partnership with African Energy
Debt, Currency and Other Macro Economic Crises and the Impact on Africa’s Energy Sector
We are not yet at a crisis of sovereign defaults, but as one recent analysis put it, the financial community’s “shock absorption capacity has diminished across the board and debt tolerance has often reached its limits”
• So how effective are the G20 Common Framework, IMF and other elements of the collective debt resolution framework?
• A HardBall to look at currency issues. Can initiatives like Ethiopia’s birr reform be seen as a game-changer for developers?
Moderator: Jon Marks, Chairman, CrossBorder Information
Participants:
Kefa Seda, Director General, Public Private Partnership Directorate, The National Treasury & Economic Planning, Kenya
Vuyo Ntoi, Co-MD, AIIM
Kaushik Ray, Partner & Head of Global Strategy, Trinity International
Busani Moyo-Majwabu, Principal, Head of Business Intelligence (Africa), Control Risks
Aadil Cajee, Head of Energy & Infrastructure Finance, Standard Bank
Hosted by M300: Presentation of Energy Compact for Namibia
Moderator:
Participants:
H.E. Honourable Natangwe Ithete, Deputy Prime Minister, Namibia
Financing Gas: Is 2025 the Year Financing is Unleashed?
Unlocking the Potential of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
Moderator: Erik Granskog, MD, Sisu Advisors
Participants:
H.E. Honourable John Abdulai Jinapor, Minister of Energy & Green Transition, Ghana
Lena Mangondo, Head of Legal Department, IPP Office South Africa
Joshua Volz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, Eurasia, Africa and the Middle East, Office of International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy
Serdar Kumbasar, Business Development Director, Karpowership
Akinwole II Omoboriowo, Chairman & CEO, Genesis Energy
Moderator: Bhavtik Vallabhjee, Consultant, Global Head of Structured Finance, RelyEZ Energy Storage
Participants:
Crescent Mushwana, Head of Technical, IPP Office South Africa
Monde Bala, Group Executive, Distribution, Eskom, South Africa
Mark Roesink, Senior Investment Officer, FMO
Bernard Janse Van Rensburg, Logistics & Procurement Manager, Mulilo
Mohamed Hamdouch, Head of Africa, ACWA Power
Sean Friend, Investment Director, CIO SADC, AIIM
Arthur Delor, Investment Officer, Project Finance, EIB Global
Hosted by: EBRD
From MWs to GWs: Accelerating Deployment of Renewable Energy in the Region
• Establishing a supportive and resilient institutional framework: designing auctions, PPAs and regulations
• Grids: building the infrastructure required to meet the demands of the energy transition
• Country platforms: mobilising donor funding
• C&I: harnessing private sector investment
Moderator: Heike Harmgart, MD, Sub-Saharan Africa, EBRD
Participants:
H.E. Honourable Ouael Chouchene, Secretary of State for Energy Transition, Ministry of Industry, Mines & Energy, Tunisia
Lisa Pinsley, Fund Head: African Transition Acceleration Fund, AIIM
Terje Pilskog, CEO, Scatec SAS
Mohamed Ismail Mansour, Co-Founder & Chairman, Infinity Power
Day Four: Friday 20 June 2025
08:00-09:15 Closed Door Regulators Roundtable (By Invitation Only)
Moderators:
Mohamed Rali Badissy, Attorney, Academic & Advocate, Penn State Dickinson Law & The Energy for Growth Hub
Peter Twesigye, Research Lead: Power Market Reforms & Regulation, Power Futures Lab, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town
Presenting the Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) results for 2025: Callixte Kambanda, Manager, Energy Policy, Regulations, & Statistics, AfDB
Participants:
Jean Baptiste Ky, President, Autorité de Régulation du Secteur de l’Énergie (ARSE), Burkina Faso
Jean Pascal Nkou, Director General, Agence de régulation du secteur de l’électricité (ARSEL), Cameroon
Jean-Paul M'batna, Director General, Autorite de Regulation du Secteur de l'Energie electrique (ARSE), Chad
Guy Nganguia, Director General, Agence de Regulation du Secteur de l'Electricite (ARSEL), Congo
Sandrine Ngalula Mubenga, CEO, Autorite de Regulation du secteur de l'Electricite (ARE), Democratic Republic of the Congo
Skhumbuzo Tsabedze, CEO, Eswatini Energy Regulatory Authority (ESERA), Eswatini
Njogou Lamin Bah, Director General, Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), The Gambia
Eunice Biritwum, Executive Secretary, Energy Commission, Ghana
H.E. Honourable Moses Asaga, Chairman, Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Ghana
Motlatsi Ramafole, CEO, Lesotho Electricity & Water Authority (LEWA), Lesotho
Abu Dekontee Sanso, Director, Technical Regulations Directorate, Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC), Liberia
Milton Zibane, VP, Exploration, Instituto Nacional de Petróleo (INP), Mozambique
Robert Kahimise, CEO, Electricity Control Board (ECB), Namibia
H.E. Honourable Abdullahi Dayib, Director General, National Electricity Authority (NEA), Somalia
Boardroom 4
Nomfundo Maseti, Full-Time Regulator Member responsible for Piped Gas & Electricity Regulation, National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), South Africa
Ziria Tibalwa Waako, CEO, Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), Uganda
Edington Mazambani, CEO, Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA), Zimbabwe
Laurent Tossou, Chairman, ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA)
Francois Robinson, Acting Executive Director, Regional Energy Regulators Association of Southern Africa (RERA)
Debbie Roets, Executive Secretary, African Forum for Utility Regulators (AFUR)
Boardroom 3: Africa HardBall – Chatham House Rule
In partnership with African Energy
Boardroom 4: Generation
Boardroom 2 Innovation & Technology
Boardroom 1: Solution Providers Workshop
09:30-10:45 09:30 – 10:45 09:30-10:45 09:30-10:45
Turning Private Power into Asset Class
• What is stopping private sector from investing?
• African energy projects are often rated as higherrisk despite low default rates, driving up costs and slowing investment. How can the narrative be changed?
• Addressing the disconnect between perceived and actual risks in African markets.
Moderator: Marc Howard, Editor, African Energy
Participants:
Felister Makumbinde, Acting CEO, Rural Electrification Agency, Zimbabwe
Laura Spector, Country Manager, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
Jonathan Hoffman, CEO, Globeleq
Christopher Clarke, Managing Partner, Inspired Evolution
Darron Johnson, African Regional Head, Climate Fund Managers
Mahamane Sow, VP, West & Central Africa, EDF Power Solutions
Hosted by: M300
Presentation of Energy Compact for Cameroon
Moderator:
Participants:
H.E. Honourable Gaston Essomba, Minister of Energy & Water, Cameroon
Presenting the Most Innovative Renewable Technologies Launched in 2025! Will They Have the Promised Impact?
Moderator: Daniel Kammen, Professor of Energy, University of California, Berkeley
Participants:
Titus Mathe, CEO, South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI), South Africa
Kevin Minkoff, CDO, Business Development, EDF Power Solutions
Emeka Okpukpara, Partner, Nextier Power
Ashish Ranjan, CTO, Infinity Power
Andre Nepgen, Head, Discovery Green Maarten Coetsee, VP Energy Solutions, Sasol
Hosted by: AfDB
Launch of Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) for Africa 2024 Report
Using Regulation to Accelerate Africa’s Energy Transition
• Official launch and presentation of the ERI 2024 Report
• Spotlight on top-performing regulators and country progress
• Persistent regulatory challenges in enabling private sector investment
• Using ERI as a tool for policy dialogue, regulatory reform, and energy transition planning
Moderator: Wale Shonibare, Director, Energy Financial Solutions, Policy & Regulations Power, Energy, Climate & Green Growth Complex, AfDB
Session Lead: Rhoda Mshana, Chief Energy Sector Regulations Specialist, AfDB
Participants: Philippe Ossoucah, CEO, Gabon Power Company, Gabon
Laurent Tossou, Chairman, ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA)
Skhumbuzo Tsabedze, CEO, Eswatini Energy Regulatory Authority (ESERA), Eswatini
Sandrine Ngalula Mubenga, CEO, Autorite de Regulation du secteur de l'Electricite (ARE), Democratic Republic of the Congo
Marlise Schmidt, General Counsel, Globeleq
10:45-11:15
Boardroom 3: Africa HardBall – Chatham House Rule
In partnership with African Energy
Energy Justice and Africa’s Role in Decarbonisation
• Is the COP process still valid?
• Is it fair to ask Africa to decarbonise at the same pace as richer nations? Has the continent framed its arguments in a sufficiently coordinated manner?
• How can Africa place development as a strategic priority?
• Pledged climate finance has consistently fallen short of expectations and promises. Where are the funds and why has it not reached Africa?
Moderator: John Hamilton, MD, Cross-Border Information
Participants:
H.E. Honourable Mohlomi Moleko, Minister of Natural Resources & Energy, Lesotho
H.E. Honourable Samantha Graham-Maré, Deputy Minister of Electricity & Energy, South Africa
Edington Mazambani, CEO, Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA), Zimbabwe
Wale Yusuff, MD, Wärtsilä Marine & Power Services
Nigeria
George Shenouda, Head, Platforms APAC & Africa, Masdar
Adrian Mwai, Regional Director, East Africa, Seriti Green
Mark Swilling, Professor, Commissioner, National Planning Commission, Stellenbosch University
12:30-14:00
Hosted by: M300
Presentation of Energy Compact for Sierra Leone
Moderator:
Participants:
H.E. Honourable Dr Kandeh Yumkella, Chairman, Presidential initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security, Sierra Leone
Digital Transformation in Energy: Aligning Cybersecurity Efforts
Mobilising Sovereign Wealth Funds and Pension Funds
Moderator: Mamello Selamolela, Partner, BCG
Participants:
H.E. Honourable Veronica Nduva, Secretary General, East African Community (EAC)
Jabu Mtsweni, Head: Cyber & Information Research Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa
Michelle Govender, Director, Octarity
Juan Pablo Betancur Agudelo, CTO, Electric Power Business Unit, Africa & Latin America, Huawei
Moderator: Ntlai Mosiah, Executive Director, Autonomi Capital
Participants:
Philippe Ossoucah, CEO, Gabon Power Company, Gabon
Ernest Denhere, Deputy CIO, Mutapa Investment Fund, Zimbabwe
Ahmadou Kane, Director of Legal Affairs, Risk & Compliance, Fonds Souverain d’Investissements Stratégiques (FONSIS), Senegal
Richard Nelson, Former Coordinator, Power Africa, USAID
Chloé Bombole, Senior Investment Analyst, Africa50 IAF
Networking Farewell Lunch Exhibition