Date: 24 - 26 March 2022

Location: Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

Description: The 06th Lightexpo 2022 - International Trade Expo on Residential, Commercial & Industrial Lighting & Accessory Products, Equipment & Machinery is the largest trade event held annually in Tanzania. The exhibition attracts exhibitors from more than 15 countries and visitors from all over East & Central Africa, thus giving exhibitors an excellent opportunity to explore several countries at one time.

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Date: 24 - 26 March 2022

Location: Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

Description: The 6th Solar Africa - Solar Exhibition In Tanzania 2022 is a sector of the economy that transforms various resources into constructed physical economic and social infrastructure necessary for socio-economic development. The Tanzania Solar Products, Eqpts. & Machinery industry continues to be the most exciting and developing sectors in the economy of the country, attracting thousands of investors.

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Date: 22 - 23 March 2022

Location: Virtual

Description: Africa is becoming a highly sought after market for solar power deployment attracting massive investments. Increasing energy demand, a focus on improving energy access, the energy transition goals of nations, and the reducing costs of solar equipment is leading to a rapid uptake of solar power projects across different segments. Against this backdrop, this conference aims to discuss the growth trends in the continent’s solar power space, examine the barriers to solar power deployment, and explore the policy, regulatory, technology and financing scenario in Africa’s solar sector.

​The two-day virtual event will have the following sessions, covering the relevant topics for all stakeholders:

• Solar Power Growth and Outlook;
• Country-wise Plans and Policies;
• Focus on Technology Advancements;
• Creating an Enabling Financing Environment;
• Expanding the Utility-Scale Solar Market;
• C&I Solar Gains Traction;
• Potential of Microgrids and Minigrids;
• Addressing Grid Concerns;
• Effective O&M of Solar Projects;
• New Frontiers of Growth;
• Project Showcase and Lessons Learnt.

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Date: 16 - 18 March 2022

Location: Washington D.C.

Description: The Summit began in 2015 to support U.S. Government stakeholders, institutional investors, private financiers, service and technology providers from North America to come together with Ministerial and Governmental participants from countries across Africa. 

The 8th Edition of the Powering Africa Summit promises to be the most exciting yet as we are re-united in Washington D.C. The Summit will be hosted at the newly opened Conrad Hotel.

The summit’s overarching theme of Capital Flows Underpinning the Energy Transition will look to identify the tangible commercial opportunities brought about through investments in the energy transition and provide a platform for U.S. intergovernmental agencies to promote the latest policies under President Biden’s administration.

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Date: 8 – 9 March 2022

Location: Maputo, Mozambique

Description: Energy Capital & Power (ECP), Africa’s premier event organizer for the energy industry, will bring global investors and policymakers in oil and gas and power together for the first-ever at the Mozambique Gas & Power Conference & Exhibition 2022– under the theme ‘LNG: Building a Prosperous and Diversified Mozambique’ – in partnership with the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy – Mozambique (MIREME), African Energy Chamber, the Mozambican Oil & Gas Chamber (CPGM) and Attitude HR.

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Date: 1 – 3 March 2022

Location: Hybrid Event

Description: The 14th Africa Energy Indaba Virtual Conference will discuss, debate and seek solutions to enable adequate energy generation across Africa. A diverse group of luminaries and high profile speakers will share their real-world insights about the changing energy landscape in Africa. What will be discussed? Explore what is needed to meet the rapidly growing need for energy access in Africa. Learn more about the African market and prospective business opportunities in the energy space; regional integration; the importance of African Power Pools. Learn about disruptive business models, the need for innovative financing solutions, and the impact of Industry 4.0 in the energy sector.  Hear more about evolving grid technologies, renewable and cleaner energy, energy storage and energy efficiency.

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Date: 16 - 18 February 2022

Location: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town

Description: As a continent, Africa is undergoing steady economic growth, development and transformation. As such, activity in the renewable energy market is growing rapidly and presents huge opportunities for investors, developers and operators to further develop this sector to ensure continued growth for the continent.

Solar Power Africa focuses solely on creating an environment that fosters the exchange of ideas, knowledge and expertise for furthering solar energy development in Africa.

Presented in partnership with Solar Energy Trade Shows, Solar Power Africa will supply your company with solutions that further your success. The event will offer superior networking, visibility and value to any company active in the renewable energy market by creating an energetic and engaging marketplace to connect buyers and suppliers.

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Date: 23 - 24 February 2022

Location: Virtual

Description: Global Transmission is pleased to announce that its fourth annual conference on Power Transmission in Africa will be held virtually on February 23-24, 2022.

The mission of the conference is to highlight the transmission plans and investment opportunities across the region, and to discuss the technological and financing solutions to help create efficient, reliable and modern grids.

The two-day virtual conference will have live sessions with presentations and discussions on: Country plans and utility perspective; Transmission lines and towers; Modern substations; Transmission financing and role of private sector; Role of energy storage; Policy and regulation; Advanced grid technologies; Smart grid and digitalisation potential; Asset management and Regional interconnections and power exchange.

Some of the early confirmed speakers include:  

• Segomoco Scheppers, Group Executive - Transmission, Eskom;
• Sabah Mashaly, Chairman and Managing Director, Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC);
• Professor (Engr.) Eli Jidere Bala, Director General and Chief Executive Officer, Energy Commission of Nigeria;
• Eng. Ziria Tibalwa Waako, CEO, Electricity Regulatory Authority, Uganda;
• Roman Roethlisberger, Sales Manager, PFIFFNER;
• Jennifer Baldwin, Energy Lead, Power Africa.

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Date: 17 – 19 January 2022

Location: ADNEC, Abu Dhabi

Description: The World Future Energy Summit is the leading international event accelerating sustainability and the global transition to clean energy.

Exhibition, technology showcase, investment incubator and business forum all rolled into one event, the summit convenes leaders, innovators and global thinkers to share ideas that are creating the blueprints for a sustainable future.

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Date: 22 - 24 February 2022

Location: Hybrid Event

Description: Convened by the Energy Institute’s sector experts, International Energy Week is the global conference for a new energy era.

It builds on the renowned legacies and strengths of IP Week – the highest calibre speakers from across oil, gas, and the wider world of energy, thought leadership on the defining issues, and dynamic networking opportunities.

As the climate crisis continues to transform societies’ expectations, International Energy Week 2022 will be the energy industry’s first global meeting to assess the outcomes of COP26 alongside the continuing recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bringing together senior figures from industry, investors, government, academia and NGOs, the conference will centre on the changing technologies, business models and skills required to meet the energy needs of the world’s populations and to hit global net zero emissions in the middle of the century.

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Date: 2 - 3 February 2022

Location: Virtual

Description: Africa Rooftop Solar Congress 2022, is the biggest Rooftop solar conference focusing in African region with a gathering of 300+ top professionals from the solar rooftop industry defining the latest industry needs.

The below are the key highlights of the discussions:

• CEO & Government Talk: Regulation & Landscape;
• Technology Advancements : Constructing Profitable Projects and Assessing Viability With Storage;
• Rooftop Solar O&M And Asset Management.

It brings together leaders, key decision makers from all the stakeholders of the Rooftop solar industry including project developers, EPC Contractors, service providers, financial institutions, solar equipment manufacturers, system integrators, advisers and brings an extensive alliance of Rooftop Solar energy leaders on a single platform for networking & knowledge sharing.

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Date: 16 - 17 December 2021

Location: Diamniadio, Senegal

Description: Taking place under the patronage of H.E. Macky Sall, President of Senegal – who will be opening the highly anticipated MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2021 conference is  focused on enhancing regional partnerships, spurring investment and development in the oil, gas and power sectors, MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2021 – hosted in Dakar, Senegal on December 16-17. The conference will unite regional international stakeholders with African opportunities, serving as a growth-oriented platform for Africa’s energy sector.

The conference will see the strong participation of official delegations from many sub-Saharan African countries, in particular those from the MSGBC basin (Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Guinea Conakry), as well as other oil- producing countries from West Africa and North Africa, alongside investment partners from Europe, the Middle East, North America and Asia.

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Date: 15 December 2021

Location: Virtual

Description: SolarRoofs Central Africa is an exclusive event for the central African Nations –  Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, and São Tomé and Príncipe, Sudan, Zambia. With a gathering of top professionals from the industry. Attendees if this event include CEOs and other senior company officials driving the rapid growth of this sector.

Key Discussion Points:

• Central Africa’s solar roof mission talk-policies, current installed capacity & way ahead;
• Reducing costs, improving returns: select best module & inverter technology for rooftop projects;
• Emerging technologies in mmart rooftop solar project construction;
• Current technological breakthroughs in achieving LCOE;
• Digitalization opportunities in rooftop;
• Key challenges faced in O&M of solar rooftop portfolio by Developers.

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Date: 14 - 15 December 2021

Location: Virtual

Description: This 6th edition of Renpower Maghreb will showcase in depth Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria and Tunisia, gathering 200+ participants to discuss the latest achievements and prospects for the electricity sector through renewables. Investors, technology providers, developers and stakeholders are all on stage to participate in the next phases of developments and take advantage of new business opportunities in these countries.

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Date: 9 - 10 December 2021

Location: Houston, Texas

Description: The energy industry landscape has transformed, and as Africa and the United States get their respective energy sector recoveries underway, now is the time to take a new approach to Africa’s most important commercial partnership in oil, gas and power. As the Biden Administration resets and places new focus on the U.S.-Africa relationship, Energy Capital & Power (ECP), in partnership with the African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) U.S.-Africa Committee will introduce American companies to African opportunities, promote greater investment into selected African nations, and advance an agenda of sustainable, long term investment in African energy and other sectors by U.S. organizations.

The U.S.-Africa Energy Forum is supported by champions of Africa in Washington, D.C. and Houston, and celebrates America’s vital role in Africa’s future prosperity. As partners, the United States and Africa are leaders in defining and shaping the global energy transition.

Key themes will include the energy transition and Africa as a clean energy hub, energy storage and strategic minerals, Africa’s place in global energy supply chains, gas as a vital fuel for the energy transition and development, the ongoing role of petroleum resources, and repositioning the U.S. as the primary partner of choice for African energy developers.

Join in person in Houston on 9-10 December 2021 for the U.S.-Africa Energy Forum conference and gala dinner (also live streamed).

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Date: 8 - 9 December 2021

Location: Live & Online

Description: The event is a must for investors, companies, and development partners with an active interest in mobilizing the off-grid solar and climate nexus. The previous virtual event in this series had nearly 900 participants attending from more than 100 countries.

This event will feature:

• Online live-stream sessions on Day 1; high-level speakers and expert panellists will provide inspiration and insights.
• ‘Virtual Boardrooms’ on Day 2; online interactive discussions on timely and relevant climate, development, and investment sector topics in curated small groups.
• Networking drinks; an in-person evening get-together at venues in Amsterdam, Nairobi, and Washington. 
• Online Matchmaking: Connect with sector pioneers, peers, and investors.
• Online Marketplace: Showcase your products and services to leverage connections within the industry.

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Date: 7 – 9 December 2021

Location: Nouakchott, Mauritania

Description: Mauritanides is the region’s largest international mining & energy conference and gathering of top mining & hydrocarbons executives, representatives of regional executive authorities, investors, banks, industry associations, service companies and equipment producers for three days of networking, knowledge sharing and business matching.

The event has separate 2 days conference, with free-to-attend exhibition, hosting the world’s leading mining & technology providers and post conference site-tours.

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Date: 7 – 9 December 2021

Location: Virtual

Description: The fifth edition of IOREC will take place virtually from December 7 to December 9, 2021. The event will present a key opportunity to discuss the measures necessary to accelerate off-grid systems deployment, discussing enabling policies, financing schemes, innovative business models and technology applications, and highlighting the role of off-grid renewables in meeting several Sustainable Development Goals. This year’s programme will focus particularly on this latter aspect, shining a light on the how off-grid renewable energy solutions can positively contribute to improving livelihoods and providing much needed electricity for powering critical services and social infrastructure pertaining to agri-foods, water sourcing, education, clean cooking and even in achieving their Nationally Determined Contributions. In particular and as a follow-up to the first International Conference on Renewable Energy Solutions for Healthcare Facilities held in 2018, IOREC will also host a session on the crucial role of off-grid renewables for healthcare.

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Date: 7 – 9 December 2021

Location: Virtual

Description: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) will be hosting the fifth edition of the annual ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF) from 7-9 December 2021. 

ESEF has been a vehicle for collaboration and transformative progress towards the sustainable energy targets of the ECOWAS region. This year’s forum will follow up on commitments by ECOWAS member countries in their quest to achieve the regional sustainable energy goals set for 2030. ESEF2021 will promote exchange of ideas and cooperation to support the implementation of the ECOWAS region’s sustainable energy targets and will be divided into different sessions supported by thematic areas to deep dive into the challenges still facing the ECOWAS sustainable energy market; how they are being overcome and where the opportunities lie for speeding up the implementation of game-changing projects. Four overarching themes of Policies and Investments; Green Hydrogen; Technology and Innovation; and Productive Uses of Renewable Energy, will be covered over the course of the Forum.

ESEF2021 will bring together diverse group of stakeholders from within and outside the ECOWAS region. The expected participants include high-level representatives from government such as ministers and directors of energy, regional and international development partners/donors, regional and international private sector companies, financial institutions, academia, research and civil society.

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Date: 2 - 3 December 2021

Location: Augsburg, Germany

Description: The OFF-GRID Expo + Conference  is a unique, international event for off-grid enthusiasts of self-sufficient power supply who are looking for contacts and who are hungry for knowledge.

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