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African Energy Week (AEW): Africa Energy Bank Moves to Close Continent’s Energy Finance Gap

APPO and Afreximbank provided updates on the $5 billion African Energy Bank at AEW 2025 pre-conference workshops, highlighting efforts to close Africa’s energy financing gap and expand electricity access for millions

The African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO) and Afreximbank shared updates on the establishment of the $5 billion Africa Energy Bank on Monday at AEW: Invest in African Energies, aimed at addressing Africa’s persistent energy financing challenges. Speaking during a workshop titled Africa Energy Bank Take-Off – Bridging the Financing Gap…

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    • Power Operators & Developers Join African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid African Electrification Drive
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Power Operators & Developers Join African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid African Electrification Drive

Energy developers, utilities and technology providers will gather at AEW: Invest in African Energies 2025 to showcase major projects, forge strategic partnerships and drive Africa’s transition toward clean, reliable and scalable power solutions

Marked by a surge in renewable deployment, growing regional market activity and strategic public-private partnerships, Africa’s energy landscape is evolving rapidly. As the continent pushes toward universal electrification and energy resilience, key industry leaders are set to share their strategies and insights at this year’s African Energy Week (AEW): Invest…

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Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra to Speak at African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025

Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President, Central African Republic joins AEW: Invest in African Energies 2025 as a speaker as the country accelerates clean energy growth, regional power partnership and climate resilient projects

Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President, Central African Republic (CAR) is confirmed to speak at this year’s African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025, taking place from September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town. His announced participation comes on the heels of a major boost to CAR’s climate resilience strategy,…

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United States Energy Association (USEA) Chief Executive Office (CEO) Mark W. Menezes to Bring United States (U.S.) Energy Expertise to African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Stage

Mark W. Menezes, President and CEO, USAE will speak at AEW: Invest in African Energies 2025 in Cape Town, highlighting the USEA’s work supporting energy transformation across the continent

Mark W. Menezes, President and CEO of the United States Energy Association (USEA), joins a roster of high-level speakers at this year’s African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference – taking place from September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town. Bringing decades of experience bridging public…

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Africa GreenCo Advances Zambian Solar Projects as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025

Ana Hajduka, Founder and CEO, Africa GreenCo will participate as a speaker at African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies 2025 in Cape Town

Ana Hajduka, Founder and CEO of green energy supplier Africa GreenCo, will participate as a speaker at this year’s African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference, taking place from September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town. During the event, Hajduka is expected to share insights into…

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Gabon’s Minister of Universal Access to Water and Energy Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid Power Expansion

Seeking to achieve universal access to electricity, Gabon is investing heavily in power infrastructure, from natural gas to solar to hydroelectric solutions

Philippe Tonangoye, Minister of Universal Access to Water and Energy of Gabon, will participate at the African energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference – taking place September 29 to October 3, 2025. His participation comes as Gabon implements an aggressive strategy to enhance access to water and energy,…

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    • Powering African Economies: African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 to Host Program Track on Power, Infrastructure Sectors
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Powering African Economies: African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 to Host Program Track on Power, Infrastructure Sectors

The Powering Africa Track offers first-hand insight into the state of play of Africa’s power sector

African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies – taking place September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town – will feature a Power Africa Track as part of its main conference program. The track, dedicated to addressing emerging opportunities across the continent’s power and infrastructure sectors, will examine the…

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African Energy Chamber (AEC): It’s Time for the World Bank to End the Ban on Upstream Financing and Tackle Africa’s Energy Poverty Crisis

The African Energy Chamber urges the World Bank to end its ban on upstream oil and gas financing, emphasizing that unlocking Africa’s hydrocarbon resources is essential to lifting hundreds of millions of Africans out of energy poverty and driving sustainable development across the continent

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) is calling on the World Bank to end its ban on financing upstream oil and gas projects, urging the institution to align with Africa’s urgent need to eradicate energy poverty and achieve sustainable development. Lifting this ban is essential to unlocking the continent’s hydrocarbon…

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    • Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Make Energy Poverty History: African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 to Explore Role of Digitization and Data
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Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Make Energy Poverty History: African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 to Explore Role of Digitization and Data

Uniting energy experts, technology providers and data analysts, African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies will explore how AI can be utilized to create sustainable, resilient energy systems in Africa

With over 600 million people living without access to electricity and 900 million living without access to clean cooking solutions, Africa is faced with a dilemma: how to scale-up energy capacity while reducing project timelines. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and collaboration with global partners have emerged as key solutions to addressing…

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Africa’s Leapfrogging from Oil and Gas is not the Quick Energy Fix the World Seems to Think it Will be (By NJ Ayuk)

African countries need to tap the power of the grid and every resource available to them in order to achieve what the West takes for granted every day

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). As the hottest year ever recorded draws to a close, climate change is passing from theory to reality and gaining ever-increasing urgency in statehouses around the world. The goal of achieving net zero CO2 emissions worldwide by 2050 is widely agreed…