Date & Time: 7 July 2020 at 12:00 PM GMT
Organizer: Africa Solar Industry Association
Description: In this webinar airport operators in Africa will learn how their airport can benefit from solar energy. They will also learn about technical considerations for smooth and secure integration of solar. Finally, they will get tips on how to get such solar project financed and even how to make the solar project generate revenue for the airport.
Date & Time: 7 July 2020 at 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm BST
Organizers: CbI Meetings and African Energy
Description: The fourth AIX Webinar is a free event which will examine the impact of Covid-19 on African power industry.
Date & Time: 30th June - 3rd July 2020
Organizer: EnergyNet
Description: With the Africa Energy Forum (aef) now moved to October 2020, EnergyNet are bringing you aef2.0 this summer - a free-to-attend series of daily digital broadcasts and roundtables with industry leaders from the aef community.
Taking place on the previous dates of the Forum (30th June - 3rd July), aef2.0 is underpinned bt the theme: "Investment & Impact - Out of Response and Into Recovery", giving pasticipants the chance to listen to policy makers and investors working to find the right path forward at this unprecedented time.
aef2.0 is free to atted and accessible to entire global database, including the 3000+ executives that have attended the Forum over the past two years. Each day, registered participants will receive access to aef 2019 content all "In One Place" via a daily newsletter featuring videos, interviews, presentations, reports and podcasts.
Date & Time: 30 June 2020 at 10h00 (GMT +2)
Organizer: Terrapinn
Description: Wind power as an energy source has undergone a remarkable technological development and is considered among the fastest, cheapest and most reliable energy technologies in the market and the technology benefits from regulated, relatively stable and predictable markets in most countries throughout the world.
Further investment and consideration should be put into wind as this source plays a key role in the energy transition.
Join this webinar to interact with the energy professionals and learn: the attractive opportunities driving the transition to wind, what the power system flexibility enablers are, what are the existing barriers in the wind energy sector and how to overcome them and which policy framework needs to be adopted to allow for maximum adoption of wind.
Date & Time: 30 June 2020 at 9:00 AM-10:00 AM EDT
Organizer: Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)
Description: COVID-19 is bringing into focus the engrained vulnerabilities of health systems across the world. Long before the pandemic made daily headlines around the world, a lack of reliable power in healthcare facilities has been undermining the quality of healthcare for millions of people, in particular in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and South East Asia.
Heightened political commitment to strengthening health systems, coupled with recent advances in distributed renewable energy, present a timely opportunity to improve access to quality healthcare and make health facilities more resilient.
In this webinar, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), the World Health Organization (WHO), and IRENA will highlight practical lessons and insights into some program design approaches for healthcare facilities electrification, with urgency and sustainability in mind. The event will also provide the opportunity to highlight emerging efforts to power healthcare facilities as part of the broader COVID-19 response.
Date & Time: 25 June 2020 at 16h00 SAST
Organizer: Africa Oil & Power
Description: Maintaining a reliable power grid remains key to containing the spread of COVID-19 in Angola and on the continent, along with mitigating its aftermath. In addition to powering hospitals and emergency health care facilities, electricity is essential to driving diversified, sustainable and inclusive economic growth by supplying power to households, businesses and industry. In the short-term, how can Angola maintain grid stability in the face of volatile electricity demand induced by COVID-19? In the long-term, how can Angola continue to prioritize its development of national generation and transmission capacities, with a view toward increasing electrification, job creation and economic growth? In the current period of reduced FDI, how can Angola continue to attract capital inflows into its most bankable power projects?
Date & Time: 18 June 2020 at 14:00 – 16:15 CEST
Organizer: Alliance for Rural Electrification
Description: ARE, supported by GET.invest, has the pleasure to invite you to a webinar on electrifying rural health facilities with decentralised renewable energy (DRE) on 18 June 2020 at 14:00 – 16:15 CEST.
GET.invest is a European programme that mobilises investments in renewable energy, supported by the European Union, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Austria.
With participants from the public and private sector the webinar aims to share evidence and lessons learnt on the ability of DRE to fast-track delivery of sustainable and reliable power for rural health facilities in emerging markets.
The webinar will feature:
Date & Time: 18 June 2020 at 9:00 am EDT
Organizer: Sustainable Energy for All, Clean Cooking Alliance and ENERGIA
Description: Sustainable Energy for All, the Clean Cooking Alliance, ENERGIA, and members of the People-Centered Accelerator are taking an active role to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting women entrepreneurs in the sustainable energy sector. We are all in this together and are seeking to better understand the effects of this global pandemic on our gender and energy community. By understanding current needs, we hope to better craft advocacy efforts for future funding and programming to sustain women’s businesses in the sector.
As a first step, they are organizing a “COVID-19 and Women’s Energy Entrepreneurship” webinar to create a virtual space for entrepreneurs in these unprecedented times to share their stories. Focused on elevating voices from the field, this webinar will showcase the experiences of entrepreneurs across the sector, unpacking insights on how this pandemic is impacting their company operations, customers, and communities. As women entrepreneurs are adjusting, bearing additional responsibilities due to the nature of their businesses, it is critical to recognize the invaluable, creative contributions and perspectives that women entrepreneurs can provide in support of energy delivery services during this pandemic.
Date & Time: 12 June 2020 at 15:00 SAST
Organizer: Africa Oil & Power
Description: Many African countries present unique challenges for investors throughout the energy value chain, from regulatory uncertainty and bureaucratic hassles to political unrest. In some areas, physical and cyber attacks are also a possibility, from pirates and vandals to militants. The COVID-19 is sure to present additional challenges for doing business globally, and poses an incredible risk to African countries as the entire continent heads for a recession. How can investors -- both domestic and international -- navigate these challenges and protect themselves, their employees and their assets? What regulatory environments are investors seeking in a highly competitive environment? High risk can equate to high reward ... but also to large losses. What is the right balance of risk moving forward?
Date & Time: 9 June 2020 at 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM BST
Organizer: IRENA - International Renewable Energy Agency
Description: Solar and wind power costs continued to fall in 2019 and auction and PPA results show there is no sign of slowing in the downward trend. IRENA has been tracking and analyzing the cost evolution of renewable power since 2012 to shed light on the accelerating momentum of renewables as both the key climate solution and a strong business proposition. Following the 2019’s edition of IRENA’s Renewable Power Generation Costs report, published on 2 June 2020, this webinar will share with you key takeaways from this new body of work and provide insights into global cost trends for renewable power and what has driven their cost declines in 2019.
Date & Time: 8 June 2020 at 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM BST
Organizer: IRENA Youth Talk
Description: Following the first IRENA Youth Forum held on 10 January 2020 at the margins of the Agency’s tenth Assembly, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is launching IRENA Youth Talk — a series of webinars aimed at strengthening the Agency’s engagement with the youth, amplifying their voice and actions in supporting renewables, achieving climate stability, and advancing the sustainable development agenda.
Through this webinar series, young people from around the world will have the opportunity to exchange ideas amongst themselves and other stakeholders.
The first IRENA Youth Talk, organised in collaboration with the SDG 7 Youth Constituency of the UN Major Group for Children and Youth, is structured under the theme ‘Impact of COVID-19 on the renewable energy sector: a youth perspective’.
Youth representatives will discuss the impact and consequences of the current COVID-19 pandemic on the renewable energy sector with IRENA’s Director-General Francesco La Camera. Young people will also present successful examples of their contribution to the deployment of renewable energy in their communities.
Date & Time: 4 June 2020 at 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM BST
Organizer: IRENA - International Renewable Energy Agency and CEER - Council of European Energy Regulators
Description: COVID-19 has impacted the energy sector worldwide. Although the full impact on the energy sector is difficult to predict accurately, decreased energy demand, plummeted energy prices and a sharp decline in oil prices are already observed. The global energy transition may be also impacted. This joint webinar by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) discusses the implications of COVID-19 on the transition to a sustainable energy future, shares insights on consequences faced by the renewable power sector and the possible reactions of regulators.
Date & Time: 4 June 2020 at 17:00 - 19:00 GST
Organizer: IRENA - International Renewable Energy Agency
Description: The health and humanitarian crisis set off by the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the importance of access to sustainable energy. Published annually by IEA, IRENA, UNSD, World Bank and WHO, Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report provides the most comprehensive look available at the world’s progress towards global energy targets on access to electricity, clean cooking, renewable energy and energy efficiency. This year’s report presents policymakers and development partners with global, regional and country-level data to inform decisions and identify priorities for a resilient recovery that scales up sustainable and modern energy post COVID-19.
Date & Time: 28 May 2020 at 12:30 GMT
Organizer: ESI Africa and Energy Exemplar
Description: How do you plan for the future when there is so much uncertainty and so many competing needs?
Oil price collapse, huge growth in renewables and demand, the need for sustainable development and push for an integrated system covering power, gas and water. Can Africa have it all?
Africa’s policy and regulatory decisions will alter the path of Africa’s Energy Infrastructure for decades to come. The tremendous demand for power at a time of low oil prices and the desire for sustainable energy development and integrated energy systems are in fierce competition.
This live discussion will inform policy, regulatory, utilities planning officials and consultants on the approaches to balance public policy and economics. It will also provide information on the necessary tools and approaches to analyse the future state scenarios to integrated energy future.
Date & Time: 28 May 2020 at 15:00 SAST
Organizer: Africa Oil & Power and African Energy Chamber
Description: COVID-19 has only intensified the debate on the renewable energy transition. The world’s incredible decrease in energy consumption caused by COVID-19, and the unprecedented collapse of the oil and gas markets, has some arguing that 2019 was the peak for oil, and clean energy will dominate in the years ahead. Still others, however, see cheap oil as a hit for renewables long-term, as struggling economies will turn to cheap fuels and oil production to power their industries. What is the future of the energy transition post-COVID-19?
Date & Time: 15 May 2020 at 15:00 SAST
Organizer: Africa Oil & Power and African Energy Chamber
Description: As 2020 was planned to be a strong year for exploratory drilling in the country, the conversation will look at the state of the country’s upstream industry and its development potential in the context of the current global climate. Participants will also discuss the country’s key energy infrastructure and power projects with a particular focus on gas-to-power and renewable energy, in light of Namibia’s push to develop a sustainable and clean energy industry.
Date & Time: 6 May 2020 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM BST
Organizer: JinkoSolar and Elum Energy
Description: Across Africa, there are many places electricity can't reach or is poorly reached. As a matter of fact, supplying reliable and affordable electricity to Sub-Saharan African countries will be a challenge.
Therefore, over the past few years, solar hybrid systems emerged as a solution to supply poor grids and off grids sites in electricity.
In this webinar, JinkoSolar and Elum Energy will highlight the latest PV technologies trends and micro-grid systems that hybridize diesel with solar and battery energy storage, and we will explore the use cases in hybrid systems in poor-grid and off-grid markets in C&I, Small Scales and Rural Electrification in SSA region.
Webinar content:
Date & Time: 4 May 2020 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM BST
Organizer: Mining Review Africa
Description: Join Mining Review Africa for an interactive discussion that will unpack both the mining and renewable energy generation sectors’ readiness and outline the measures to be put in place for effective self-generation of energy to take place in South Africa’s mining sector.
Key discussion points will include:
Date & Time: 30 April 2020 at 12:00 GMT
Organizer: ESI Africa and Mining Review Africa
Description: Key discussion points will include:
Date & Time: 29 April 2020 at 10:00 CEST
Organizer: ATA Insights
Description: With the rise of large scale solar projects in the MENA region and the increase of requirements, there is a bigger need from the suppliers to provide solid guaranty. The financial bankability is directly linked with the quality of the product however we don’t have enough track records in the region but we have some interesting case studies. For example in Africa, there is a lot of sub-quality products that are showing their weakness after less than 1 decade of use.
Finally, a lot of projects are on hold given the sanitary situation and Chinese manufacturers drastically slowed down their production with some possible negative impact on the company’s health. What would be the consequences on the market and how bankability could still be a good indicator in this context.
Nairobi, KENYA