Date: 17 - 19 March 2021

Location: Virtual

Description: The ARE Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) is an annual business and political exchange event aimed at bringing together the private and public sector to debate the latest financing trends and developments in rural electrification sector, do business and boost clean energy access globally and in particular in Sub-Saharan Africa, where 588 million people still lack electricity.

Since the 1st edition of the EAIF held in Madrid in 2015, the Forum has since become the key flagship event for the decentralised renewable energy (DRE) sector, taking place in spring each year.

Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, EAIF will take place virtually for the first time from 17-19 March 2021. Based on the success of previous editions, ARE expects more than 1,000 participants to attend the Forum.

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Date: 22 - 23 March 2021

Location: Virtual

Description: From 22 to 23 of March, the Lusophone Renewable Energy Association (ALER) and the Mozambican Renewable Energy Association (AMER), in cooperation with GET.invest Mozambique - funded by the European Union and Germany, and part of the European programme GET.invest, will organize  the Europe-Mozambique Investment Forum: Renewables in Mozambique 2021. The event is organised in partnership with the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), the Global Association for the Off-Grid Solar Energy Industry (GOGLA) and SolarPower Europe.

The Forum will feature relevant players from the sector, who will provide an overview of the renewable energy sector in Mozambique. The initiatives recently launched by the Mozambican Government and its cooperation partners will be presented, including investment opportunities through interactive virtual sessions.

The event will kick-off with high-level round tables, introducing the general framework of the sector and each of the market segments, namely: Independent Power Producers (IPP), mini-grids, solar home systems and clean cooking. The most relevant speakers from public and private sector entities operating in Mozambique, such as MIREME, ARENE, EDM, FUNAE, the EU and other cooperation partners and companies with projects in the country will participate in the discussions.

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Date: 8 – 9 March 2021

Location: Virtual

Description: Africa Oil & Power invites you to be part of the Mozambique Gas & Power 2021 Presidential Award Ceremony on March 8, where the prestigious “Person of the Year 2020” award will be presented to Mozambican President H.E. Filipe Nyusi. 

The ceremony, attended by industry leaders and government representatives, will include speakers from the Ministry of Mineral Resources & Energy (MIREME), Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), African Energy Chamber (AEC) and the Mozambican Oil & Gas Chamber (CPGM). In addition to the ceremony, a day of technical workshops  will follow on March 9, hosted on AOP’s digital platform, and emphasizing capacity building across diversified sectors.

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Date: 1 – 5 March 2021

Location: Virtual

Description: Modern, affordable, reliable and sustainable energy is critical for economic growth and the provision of access to modern energy contributes tremendously to improved health care, better education and opens up economic opportunities in both urban and rural areas in Africa. The Africa Energy Indaba is the definitive energy conference for Africa providing an annual programme that shapes energy policy for the African continent. The 13th Africa Energy Indaba Conference will discuss, debate and seek solutions to enable adequate energy generation across the continent.

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Date: 2 - 4 March 2021

Location: Virtual

Description: Since its launch in 2009 Sankalp Forum – an Intellecap Initiative – has created an eco-system of entrepreneurs, investors, corporations, multilateral and policymakers who are committed to furthering the cause of development through entrepreneurship and innovation. Sankalp Forum has grown to become a collaborative network of over 100,000 stakeholders globally through a year-round calendar of initiatives across South Asia, South-East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Date: 25 - 26 February 2021

Location: Virtual

Description: Join at the 6th Africa Mini Grids Summit to network, share and learn from governments, regulators, utilities, investors, project developers, financiers, donor agencies, and technology and solutions providers. Get the latest updates on country programs and business cases for mini grids in Africa. Analyse the building blocks and mechanics behind various implementation models and gain insights on how to overcome the pain points still plaguing the industry. Network virtually with key stakeholders in the eco-system without incurring flights and accommodation costs!

Government officers, international experts, private sector players and investors will come together to share insights and solutions, discuss case studies, and engage in robust panel debates on how to scale-up successful mini grid projects in Africa.

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Date: 25 February 2021

Location: Virtual

Description: The 18th International Power Summit is a conference and meetings event focusing on the leading power generation utilities and manufacturers responsible for commercial, technical, procurement, asset management and maintenance to develop new business opportunities and engage in meaningful discussions on the key topics across conventional, nuclear and renewable energy. IPS presents the industry with the most effective platform for building partnerships at a technical and strategic level. The conference programme supported by a specialist Advisory Board attracts an exclusive line-up of leading speakers from across the energy sector, including key decision makers in generation and plant development, project management and international development.

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Date: 9 - 10 December 2020

Location: Virtual Summit

Description: Under the theme: The energy transition in Africa, a driving force for development.

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Date: 27 - 28 January 2021

Location: Remote Conference

Description: APREN, together with the Wind Energy and Biodiversity Summit (WIBIS) – a global conference cycle held in renewable energy development regions, where local and international experts discusses the most sustainable practices related to wind energy and biodiversity – will organize a remote conference that will take place on January 27th and 28th.

Entitled “Redesigning wind energy for the next era”, and with the technical cooperation of INEGI, it will address the development vectors of the wind sector that best contribute to the national goals and targets of 2030.

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Date: 24 - 25 February 2021

Location: Virtual

Description: You are invited to the virtual conference on “Solar Power in Africa”, being organised by REGlobal on February 24-25, 2021 and supported by AFSIA, Renewable Watch and Global Transmission Report.

The objective of the conference is to present emerging opportunities in the solar power market in Africa, study the impact of recent policies and regulations, discuss the key challenges, and explore technological and financing solutions to realise the solar targets across the continent.

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Date: 27 - 28 January 2021

Location: Virtual

Description: Innovation is a key driver of economic growth, development, as well as climate mitigation and adaptation. In emerging markets, new high-quality and modular technologies, such as AI, advanced GIS mapping, remote monitoring, new control software and systems, as well as innovative energy storage solutions are helping drive last-mile rural electrification with decentralised renewable energy (DRE).

These technologies boost efficiency of systems, increase their longevity and technical sustainability, help project developers better estimate demand,  increase financial sustainability of projects, mitigate climate change and help communities respond to health crises, for example via the deployment of modular health clinics for rural communities.

If technology can be seen as a vehicle to achieve development, then investments and financing are the fuel that help drive its engine and bring these innovations to market. Investing in technological innovation is thus investing in the future of DRE sector, progress on all the SDGs and rural socio-economic development.

In light of these recognitions, ARE will organise the “ARE Technology & Innovation Forum” virtually on 27-28 January 2021.

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Date: January 2021

Location: Senegal

Description: The 5th annual Regional Energy Summit: West Africa (RES: West Africa) will return to Dakar, Senegal in January 2021. RES: West Africa will bring together over 300 investors, project leaders and utilities stakeholders to engage and present the latest developments on enhancing the energy mix within West Africa.

The Summit will feature project focused discussions on Gas, Wind, Solar, Hydro and Off-grid and will showcase investment opportunities through regional anchor projects, infrastructure financing and the future of renewable energy within Senegal and beyond.

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Date: January – December 2021

Location: Virtual

Description: Over 1,200 participants, including leading private and public sector investors, African officials and project developers registered to the AIX: Online meetings in 2020. The new format has opened up their events to a wider audience and they plan to continue producing online panel discussions and roundtable meetings with networking opportunities in 2021.

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Date: 10 December 2020

Location: Virtual

Description: 3rd North Africa Renewable Energy Summit is going to be virtual.

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Date: 8 - 10 December 2020

Location: Virtual

Description: The Africa Energy Market Place (AEMP) is an energy investment delivery platform that is designed to promote investment in the energy sector by using a tri-partite model bringing together Governments of Regional Member Countries (RMC), the private sector, and development partners. By converging and aligning the actions of these stakeholders, the AEMP initiates dialogue that advances strategic projects for countries, accelerates their priority energy reforms, and catalyzes investments.

Two rounds (editions) of the AEMP have been organized since its inception in 2018 with this year’s being the third. Some notable achievements of the previous editions include (i) onboarding of 12 countries; (ii) drafting and agreement on 11 National Action Plans in the presence of 9 Ministers of Energy and Finance; (iii) screening and review of over 290 projects; and (iv) establishment of a wide network with over 900 active energy leaders and investors.

This year’s edition will focus on the Desert to Power (DtP) initiative in the Sahel G5 countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. The Sahel region has some of the highest solar potentially globally, yet the lack of available, affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy remains a major impediment to the social and economic transformation of the region. Consequently, Desert to Power (DtP) was developed with the bold ambition to light up and power the Sahel region by building electricity generation capacity of 10 GW through photovoltaic (PV) solar systems via public, private, grid and off-grid projects by 2030.

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Date: 24 - 26 November 2020

Location: Virtual

Description: Following the South African Government’s announcement of a national state of disaster and subsequent ban on public gatherings of over 100 people, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Clarion Events Africa (formerly Spintelligent) is rescheduling African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa. The event, which was due to take place from 12-14 May, will now run virtually from 24 - 26 November 2020.

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Date: 24 - 26 November 2020

Location: Virtual

Description: Following the South African Government’s announcement of a national state of disaster and subsequent ban on public gatherings of over 100 people, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Clarion Events Africa (formerly Spintelligent) is rescheduling African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa. The event, which was due to take place from 12-14 May, will now run virtually from 24 - 26 November 2020.

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Date: 2 - 3 December 2020

Location: Virtual

Description: The DRC has huge and varied energy potential, including 44,000 MW of Inga. The country’s energy deficit is more than 5,000 MW of which at least 900 MW is for the mining industry and 450 MW for the city of Kinshasa. The existing facilities do not enable to meet demand of actual consumers, given the expansion of large cities and demographic growth. Abundant, low-cost and accessible wind and solar PV potential exist in the DRC though. The potential can be cost-competitive even with this optimistic cost forecast for Inga 3, and they are sufficiently abundant to serve as alternative or additional sources to energy generated by Inga 3. While capacity for solar generation is spread in all parts of the country, wind resources are primarily concentrated in the eastern region of the DRC.

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Date: 3 - 4 December 2020

Location: Virtual

Description: A two-day trade fair for off-grid solar, wind and hydropower systems and self-sufficient power supply which has now firmly established itself in the scene.

With many interesting exhibition stands, the trade fair presents plenty of interaction, innovation and infotainment with do-it-yourself offers and program items based on networking.

At the same time, the conference with exciting presentations in English by international experts will take place.

At the OFF-GRID TechDay, which will be held the day before, suppliers will hold product and service training sessions.

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Date: 24 November - 26 November 2020

Location: Virtual

Description: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) will be hosting the fourth edition of the annual ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF) on 24-26 November 2020.

ESEF2020 will raise awareness about the progress made by ECOWAS member states toward achieving sustainable energy targets set for 2030. It will also focus on achieving the vision of the ECOWAS for a prosperous regional sustainable energy market, which is contingent upon harnessing the region’s vast renewable energy potential.

The event will be organised in partnership with the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), the global decentralised renewable energy industry association, and supported by GET.invest, a European programme to mobilise investments in renewable energy, supported by the European Union, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Austria.

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