Powering Africa: Summit, 28-30th January 2015

Venue: St Regis Hotel, Washington D.C.

The meeting place for African governments and global power investors

The Powering Africa: Summit (PA:S) will welcome African Ministries, utility companies and all investment agencies from the US working across Africa to meet with the international power community and discuss the progress of energy sector such as the United State’s Power Africa.

The Power Africa Initiative

In August 2014, at the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit, President Obama announced a renewed commitment to Power Africa in pursuit of a new, aggregate goal of 30,000 MW of additional capacity and increasing electricity access by at least 60 million new household and business connections throughout all of sub-Saharan Africa.

African stakeholders will return to Washington on the 28th January 2015 to showcase power and energy infrastructure projects and partnership opportunities, making sure that the capital raised is invested in viable projects with both human and industrial capital being secured.
This global gathering will allow your company to showcase major investment opportunities, meet the CEOs of some of America’s leading corporations and do deals with some of the most efficient and successful power companies in the world.

PA:S will also highlight new investor programmes currently being developed as well as hearing from private sector players and banks looking to explore the rising opportunities in Africa.

The importance of partnerships

To put this in context, in June 2014 stakeholders from the US participated in the 16th annual Africa Energy Forum to explore the potential partnerships on the continent and increase Africa’s understanding of the opportunities available through partnerships with American partners.

Not only did this throw light on what America’s role can be in the continent, it also demonstrated how the Power Africa Initiative is imperative in increasing sustainable investment and supporting indigenous investors already playing a significant role in Africa’s energy sectors.

Source: http://naijainvestgateway.com/2014/12/powering-africa-summit-january-2015.html