Africa Investment Exchange

Sponsored by 15h45 to 17h15, The Tavern Room Distribution options • Concessions, management contracts and other models – options, challenges and pitfalls. • Developing distribution networks as a consumer service, with case studies. • Electrification programmes that incorporate stronger grids … Read More

Sponsored by 13h45 to 15h15, The Tavern Room Disrupting T&D in the age of storage Changing the African energy landscape. • Investment in storage systems. • From utility-scale projects to C&I and residential consumers –technologies and costs. • How storage … Read More

Sponsored by 11h00 to 12h30, The Tavern Room Financing the grid Public-private partnerships, concessions, independent power transmission model (IPT) and other efforts to strengthen the grid. • African Energy overview of transmission lines under development and proposed. • Overview of … Read More

13h45 to 15h15, The Great Room Outlook for private power developers and utility-scale development As more big investors enter Africa and local SMEs emerge, this session sounds out opinion from: Traditional’ developers; New entrants to the market; Financiers with experience … Read More

15h45 to 17h15, The Great Room Attracting new investors Perspectives from private equity, IOCs, institutional investors, domestic capital markets, family offices and other sources of funding on opportunities – and the perennial challenges to private investors. • IOC investment strategies … Read More

11h00 to 12h30, The Great Room Utility and regulator perspectives What is the future for African utilities? What is needed to attract investment to the electricity supply industry? • Shifting trends in fuel types. Is diesel with the advent of … Read More

15h30 to 16h30, The Great Room Financing off-grid for scale What are the returns, who is going to pay and what do regulators need to do?

14h30 to 15h30, The Great Room The off-grid toolkit Residential, mini-grid and commercial-scale options, and how they fit together (Coffee will be served in the room during the Off-grid Investment Exchange)

13h30 to 14h30, The Great Room State of the market Investment trends and outlook for the off-grid sector (Coffee will be served in the room during the Off-grid Investment Exchange)