Africa Energy Forum 2010
Africas largest power & gas conference
The 12th AEF was in Basel, 29 June to 1 July
The Africa Energy Forum (AEF), launched in 1999, is Africa's premier annual power and gas investment and business forum, where governments and state utilities address the international energy community on opportunities available in Africa's power and gas sectors. The large gathering of decision makers increases the likelihood that business will be done, and feedback suggests that this is indeed so.
Investment and business promotion is supported by the AEF MarketSite on this website, which provides project and industry information, an email service for contacting other delegates, and industry contact details.
Power Meeting
The Africa Energy Forum brings together senior government officials and private-sector executives to discuss opportunities in expanding public and private power.
All major sectors of the power and gas industry gather in June each year for three days of intensive networking. Of the 406 who attended in 2009, 139 representatives were from 17 African countries, making AEF a pan-African energy forum. 11% of the total participants were African government representatives and another 6% from African energy regulators. 52% of the delegates came from Europe. Private power developers and equipment suppliers accounted for 25% of the total, while the finance sector, including development banks, commercial banks, investors and advisers, accounted for a further 18%.
The renewable energy sector made up 5% of delegates at AEF 2009. This concentration of businesses under one roof expands the opportunities for fruitful contacts, and the accompanying AEF Exhibition provides valuable corporate exposure.
The Industry Programme
The AEF programme examines
Restructuring and privatization of state-owned utilities
Public-private partnerships
Financing power expansion
Regional power markets
Regulation of the power sector
Growth in the use of natural gas
Energy access for economic development
Risk and energy security
The Africa Power Caucus has become an important debating session, where leading players in the African power sector discuss how best to restructure and expand capacity to meet Africa's growing power needs.
Business Promotion
Sponsorship of AEF offers the sponsor the opportuniy to increase the company profile, which has significant networking advantages. Not only does the sponsor have a speaking slot and free exhibition space, the simple fact that they are sponsors identifies them.