Distribution options
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
Disrupting T&D in the age of storage
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
Financing the grid
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
Outlook for private power developers and utility-scale development
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
Attracting new investors
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
Utility and regulator perspectives
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
Financing off-grid for scale
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?
The off-grid toolkit
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)
State of the market
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)