Africa Energy Forum 2011 • Paris • 14 to 16 June
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AEF 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the fastest-growing regions of the world in 2011. AEF 2011 invited experts to discuss how Africa's emerging markets will meet the increased demand for power.
The Forum
Since 1999, the Africa Energy Forum has invited experts to examine the shifting trends in Africa's power sector. Thirteen years on, there are reasons to be optimistic, even though an insufficient number of large power projects have reached financial closure in the previous decade. Obstacles preventing power generation development appear to be diminishing in many countries, and the sector is now much clearer on how to overcome the barriers to expansion. Power generation projects are now moving forward and there is an increasing amount of activity in the African power sector.
The Marketplace
AEF is the leading marketplace for Africa's power, renewable energy and gas sectors. Participants are able to keep abreast of developments, meet the industry, examine the major challenges facing the sectors and discuss business opportunities with clients.
The Programme
The AEF 2011 programme examined the entire supply chain.• What are the capacity forecasts for generation, transmission and distribution?
• Is the increased activity in generation capacity driving the transmission and distribution business forward?
• Is the national power market too large to be served by only one player. AEF invites participants to look at the options? Empowering or unbundling the utility. What are the different models?
• Is there the consensus, will and planning needed to create regional power trading blocks?
The Participants
In addition to government, the finance sector and advisers, the forum attracts participants from across the energy sector. Click here for a list of participants that attended AEF 2011. Over 600 delegates attended the Africa Energy Forum in Paris, making it the world's largest conference on African power.The Feedback
I always enjoy participating in the Forum. Through this participation we have been able to push a number of our projects forward. It takes time, but we are beginning to see some light at the end of the tunnel.
I would love to participate – especially as my first 270MW will start coming on line in August 2010 – all thanks to me meeting GE at the AEF in Lille a few years ago.
You should be pleased to know Sol is now working on a project in Namibia through a gentleman I met at AEF two years ago. You are doing good work.
I actually had lunch yesteday in Croydon with one of the guests at AEF from KPLC before he flew back to Nairobi, very good contacts made at this years event.
AEF remains by far the best conference on power developments in Africa.
Remains the leading energy conference for networking.
For us, AEF stands out as the best African power meeting. In my view, the "players" will attend it no matter where it is.
It was the first time I attended the AEF; I appreciated frank and open exchange of experiences, views and suggestions; critical comments were welcome and taken into account in response; excellent opportunity to make contacts; the right balance between presentations and panel discussions.
The breakout dialogues were refreshing look at different areas and activities happening all over the continent.
Paris
Le Palais des Congres is situated in Paris' 17e arrondissement in the centre of the city. As one of the world's major hubs, Paris is an ideal destination for AEF's international delegates, not to mention its attraction as one of the world's most beautiful cities.