For the final installment of the Africa Series in October, our expert speakers will discuss the structural barriers hindering Africa's just energy transition, along with investment opportunities that lie therewithin - from renewables to energy storage and grid infrastructure to climate finance and carbon trading.
Despite progress in recent years, deep inequalities persist in the global just energy transition. Today, over 3 billion people – 80% of them in Africa – live in energy poverty, while the world's wealthiest 5% consume more energy than the poorest half of the global population combined.
As the international community places mounting pressure on Africa to transition to clean energy alternatives, the continent is grappling with daunting energy challenges, with approximately 600 million Africans lacking access to electricity and 900 million without clean cooking fuels and technologies.
Speakers
Executive Director & Head of Financial Institutions | Africa Finance Corporation
Managing Director & CEO | Shoreline Energy International
Head of Private Sector Engagement | COP28 UAE
Senior Director, Project Development and Technical Solutions | Africa Finance Corporation
Find out more about our first two editions of the Africa Series:
1) Africa Shaping Africa's Narrative: Empowering Future Leaders with Paul Bugingo, Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP; Uche Orji, Former Managing Director & CEO, NSIA: Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority; and Seshni Samuel, EMEIA Managing Partner, Talent, EY (https://youtu.be/81eF4fMK1Nc)
2) Africa: Ground Reality and Transformation with Admassu Tadesse, MD & Chairman, TDB Group and Mohammed Dewji, Chairman, MeTL Group (https://youtu.be/IWSMS7mXabU)