African Energy Week 2021 is scheduled to take place in Cape Town from November 9-12 and will unite African Energy Ministers, oil and gas executives as well as national and international companies for four days of discussions and presentations.
The four-day event is taking place at the V&A Waterfront in the South African coastal city.
As the premier oil and gas event and the first sub-Saharan energy conference to take place on the continent in 2021, AEW 2021 is expected to provide the most suitable platform for a collaborative discussion on Africa’s energy future.
The theme of the Cape Town conference is “Making Energy Poverty History by 2030” and it will be hosted by South African Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe, who will be one of the key speakers.
“AEW is a major exhibition and networking event of the African Energy Chamber (AEC) that seeks to unite African energy stakeholders and drive industry growth and development,” said the AEC.
“The event promotes Africa and its energy future with a four-day, high-level conference comprising networking sessions, innovative exhibitions, one-on-one private meetings and much more,” added the AEC.
Attendees
African ministers likely to attend AEW include those from leading LNG producers and countries with LNG projects, including Chief Timipre Sylva, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum, Diamantino Azevedo, Angola’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Petroleum, Gabriel Obiang Lima, Equatorial Guinea’s Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons and Aissattu Sophie Gladima, the Minister of Petroleum and Energy for Senegal.
Other ministers in the line-up include Jaden Ali Obaid from Sudan, Alhaji Sesay of Sierra Leone, Ruth Nankabirwa from Uganda, Bruno Jean Richard Itoua, Minister of Hydrocarbons for the Republic of Congo, and Tom Alweendo, Minister of Mines and Energy for Namibia.
After attending AEW 2021 in Cape Town, the ministers will likely head for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. hosted ADIPEC forum in the United Arab Emirates, taking place from November 15-18.
ADIPEC will provide another platform for the discussion of Africa’s energy landscape, with a dedicated “Focus on Africa” session, led by African energy ministers and offering up key insight into Africa’s post-Covid-19 pandemic energy outlook.
“The UAE and Africa have a long history of successful relations across the entire energy sector value chain,” said Equatorial Guinea’s Gabriel Obiang.
“Through the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, as well as with regard to the African energy transition, the UAE has emerged as a valuable partner for the continent, working closely with African countries to help develop both their economies and energy sectors,” stated the Minister.
