The 2004 Africa Energy Forum returned to Amsterdam, where it was launched in 1999.

The forum programme covered three sectors: power and gas, oil and LNG, and rural energy.

AEF 2004 delegate analysis by activity
In addition to government, the finance sector and advisers, the forum attracts participants from across the energy sector. In 2004, the largest number of delegates were power developers (13%), followed by oil companies and financial services, including banks (10% each), governments and official organizations, contractors and consultants (9% each), rural and renewable energy interests (7%), African power utilities and lawyers (6% each), distributive generation and development banks (5%), regulators (4%), development agencies and gas companies (2% each).

The sponsors of the 2004 Africa Energy Forum were:

Shell Gas & Power
Globeleq
Cummins Power Generation
Aggreko
PA Consulting Group
Fieldstone
Addax & Oryx Group
Intelligent Energy
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae
NETGroup
Chadbourne & Parke

RuralEnergy21 was produced in partnership with Shell Foundation

Participating Government Ministers

Ochilo Ayacko Minister of Energy Kenya Speech given by: Edward Njoroge
Syda Bbumba Minister of Energy and Minerals Uganda
Liyel Imoke Minister of Power & Steel Nigeria
Castigo Langa Minister of Mineral Resources & Energy Mozambique Represented by: Arsenio Mabote
Paa Kwesi Nduom Minister of Energy Ghana

Government ministers and officials that have participated in past Africa Energy Forums are listed on: