Forum
[Solar to Power Africa]
Greatest Forum of Solar to Power Africa

Once in a year, a group of interesting and impactful people from Africa gathers for the week-long experience — which attendees have described as “the ultimate brain spa” and “a journey into the African future energy.”

Africa’s solar Potential capacity has been estimated as high as 10 terawatts (TW). Most of the region enjoys more than 300 days of bright sunlight. Estimates of prospective solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity supply by 2030 range from 15 GW to 62 GW. The potential for solar-based renewable energy technologies, photovoltaic and Concentrating Solar Power to reduce Africa’s energy gap has been recognized for a long time. The distribution of sunlight across Africa is fairly uniform, with more than 80 per cent of Africa’s landscape receiving almost 2,000 kWh per square metre per year. This gives solar power the potential to bring energy to most locations in Africa without the need for expensive large-scale grid infrastructure.

Schedule
[Solar to Power Africa]
Tentative Program

Today, what started as a small conference has turned into the unmissable rendez-vous for product people.

DAY ONE
November 10, 2018
DAY TWO
November 11, 2018
09.00
Host Ministry Welcome & Opening Keynote
09.15
Keynote Presentation: The role of solar Energy in securing African energy supply
Off-Grid energy services: A challenge or an opportunity?
Pico solar market trends
PAY-AS-YOU-GO business models: The way scale fast?
Social, Economic and Environmental benefits of solar-based energy access.
Insight from the international banking consortium financing the solar projects in Africa.
11.00
Networking Break
11.15
Why solar power is a cheap energy source for Africa
How investing in solar energy can create a brighter future for Africa
12.30
Lunch Break, Networking and Exhibition Tour
02.15
Why the solar energy business in Africa will become a trillion-dollar market
Solar energy is the fastest and cheapest way to light up Africa
The demand for cleaner and greener alternative power sources is gaining momentum
The cost of buying and installing solar power equipment is falling
03.45
Networking Break
04.00
When mobile meets modular: pay-as-you-go solar energy in rural Africa
05:30
Networking Reception
09.00
Keynote Presentation: Financing African solar PV projects
Common issues that arise between sponsors and lenders in negotiating financing arrangements for Africa solar PV projects
The state of solar power financing in Africa
Grid-scale solar: What are the key challenges?
Off-grid solar: How can we scale up finance?
11.00
Networking Break
11.15
Mapping the Solar Financing Opportunities and Trends in Africa
The size of the solar market in Africa
Financing trends and models
12.30
Lunch Break, Networking and Exhibition Tour
02.00
What’s holding back solar technology in Africa?
03.45
Networking Break
04.00
Powering up Africa through innovation
05.00
Geothermal energy’s potential in the East African Rift system
Speakers
Who's Speaking?
Tentative Speakers

Hear 9 inspiring talks, meet the best product people in Europe, and party together after the event!

Abigail Ross Hopper

[President and CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)]

Koen Peters

[Executive Director, GOGLA]

Sérgio Pimenta

[Vice President, Middle East and Africa, International Finance Corporation]

Patrick Pouyanné

[Chairman and CEO, Total]

Patrick Dlamini

[CEO, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)]

Marcus Wiemann

[Executive Director, Alliance for Rural Electrification ]

Jean-Pascal Tricoire

[Chairman and CEO, Schneider Electric SE]

Carin Jämtin

[Director-General, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)]

Aziz Rabbah,

[Minister Energy, Mines & Sustainable Development, Morocco]

Tsukutlane Au

[Ministry of Energy and Metrology, Lesotho]

Leticia Klemens

[Minister of Mineral Resources & Energy, Mozambique]

Fafa Sanyang,

[Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Gambia]

Dadariwé Bidamon

[Minister Mines & Energy, Togo]

Abdi Adam Hoosow

[Minister of Public Works, Reconstruction and Housing, Somalia]
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