Africa Energy Forum 2010

Africa’s largest power & gas marketplace

The 12th AEF was in Basel, 29 June to 1 July

AEF 2010 Programme

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The Africa Energy Forum and its executive dialogues examine the African power, gas and renewable energy sectors and offer 3 days of analysis, debate and meetings.

The AEF programme examines how environmental concerns, development goals, and power supply interlink, and how to achieve a positive outcome from this interdependence. A number of factors point to hydropower's growing importance. The increasing pressure of consumers' demand for clean and affordable power is another feature that will be discussed. African consumers increasingly require power and will find solutions if the state fails to provide it. A number of African countries have achieved impressive growth rates over recent years despite stagnation in the output of power utilities. Individual, temporary and captive power have filled the gap at a cost above the utility tariffs but which is still worth paying. Reliability is a valuable and, in some cases, essential attribute.

Africa Energy Summit

Government ministers, industry leaders and development and environment experts set out their stalls and discuss energy development goals that will create the momentum for the rest of the forum. More information

AfricaPOWER

AfricaPOWER examines what is needed to increase Africa's power supply, and includes expert advice on how best to achieve financial closure. More information

Africa Power Caucus

AEF finishes with the Africa Power Caucus, which gives an annual assessment of the African power sector's performance over the past year and a look to the future. More information

Africa Renewable Energy Forum

The Africa Renewable Energy Forum launched at AEF 2009 generated significant interest. Progress in conventional power projects over recent years has been slow - will renewable energy projects be different? Is renewable energy the way forward? More information

AfricaGAS

How much gas is available and to what extent will it be used by the domestic market? The AfricaGAS executive dialogue has a particular focus on Africa's gas-to-power projects. More information

AfricaBIOFUELS

The executive dialogue invites African and European governments and investors to offer their perspective on the development of the African biofuels sector. From export earnings to fuel substitution - how can biofuels contribute to Africa's economic development? More information

AfricaHardball

Conducted under Chatham House Rules, AfricaHardball brings together policy makers, industry leaders and analysts to discuss the political issues that will shape African energy markets. Download more information.

Africa Power Deal

Completion of African power deals has been a rare occurrence. And everyone has an opinion why. The Africa Power Deal hopes to bag the definitive answer, or failing that, give some glimmer of insight into the process of negotiating a successful power deal. More information