EVENT: The Regional Energy Co-operation Summit: East
DATE: March 27-29, 2019
VENUE: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA
The Regional Energy Co-operation Summit: East (the annual gathering for energy leaders to drive forward energy projects and cross-border energy cooperation in Eastern Africa) will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting will unite regional governments from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia, leading utility and regulatory companies from the region as well as international financiers, donor organizations, power developers to focus on what is needed to unlock investment in energy and infrastructure for regional growth and development.
Co-locating with the 3rd Off the Grid Summit, the meeting’s agenda will provide networking opportunities and open discussions exploring practical solutions geared at increasing investor appetite in East Africa.
With Ethiopia and Djibouti recently signing a deal to build a pipeline, Ethiopia’s Energy Minister Seleshi Bekele (PhD) and Djibouti’s Energy Minister in charge of Natural Resources Yonis Ali Guedi will be participating at at the summit.
This event is organized by EnergyNet. For more information please email: recs-east@energynet.co.uk or visit our website: www.east-africa-summit.com
In related news, the Government of Ethiopia has set to launch the country’s National Electrification Program 2.0 (NEP) during the course of this meeting from 27-29 March.
EnergyNet is delighted to be partnering with the World Bank and the Government of Ethiopia for the regional energy cooperation and off-grid forum in Addis Ababa and honored to provide a platform for launching the new version of Ethiopia’s National Electrification Program 2.0 (NEP). The NEP was first launched in 2017 but has not been updated with the progress achieved so far, so the Government of Ethiopia will be outlining how the country plans to achieve universal energy access by 2025 using a sector-wide integrated approach, with a special focus on off-grid sector development in the country. This will be the first time the market has heard these announcements, which are particularly exciting considering the unique and undisputed investment opportunities Ethiopia presents with its rapidly growing economy and vast population.
Source: East Africa Energy Infrastructure Summit