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What is New for 2025 The 10th Powering Africa Summit (PAS25) returns to Washington D.C. from 6-7th March 2025 We are excited to be marking the 10th anniversary of the Powering Africa Summit this year, celebrating the US-Africa energy partnership. We will once again bring together U.S. Government stakeholders, institutional investors, private financiers, service and technology providers from North America with Ministers and governments from Africa, to continue discussions under the theme ‘Capital Flows Underpinning the Energy Transition’. Following a hugely successful ninth edition in March 2024 we are delighted to be able to return for 2025 with a highly exciting and interactive agenda, again focusing on capital flows, the energy transition, and increasing the pace of projects across the continent. For 2025 we are taking a regional approach, focussing in turn on energy cooperation in the South, East, West and North of the continent. Since the first summit in 2014 we have been delighted by the support received from stakeholders across the energy value chain, coming together to drive energy developments on the continent. We are thrilled to bring you this opportunity again, to join us in Washington D.C.. After the success of last year’s Celebration Dinner, we will be hosting a 10th Anniversary Special Gala Evening this year which we will celebrate in conjunction with International Women’s Day, as part of the summit, on 6th March. We look forward to welcoming you to PAS25. If you have any queries around participation, please contact gemma@energynet.co.uk. Gemma Gosling EnergyNet
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Agenda Outline NB: Topics, times and speakers may be subject to change as the agenda develops.
*=awaiting final confirmation
Day One: Thursday 6th March 2025 08:00-09:00
Registration & Breakfast
Capitol Ballroom F
09:00-09:15 Capitol Ballroom A-E Open to all delegates
Powering Africa Summit – 10th Anniversary Welcoming Remarks: Powering the US-Africa Partnership – Innovation, Trade and Energy Access Summit Sponsor Welcome Address: High-Level US Keynote Address:
09:15-10:45 Capitol Ballroom A-E Open to all delegates
US-Africa Partnership Special Addresses:
Coffee & Chat
10:45-11:30 Capitol Ballroom F
11:30-13:30
African Leadership - Ministerial Keynote Addresses
Capitol Ballroom A-E Open to all delegates
Honourable Ministers: H.E. Honourable Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, Nigeria* H.E. Honourable Mahmoud Mustafa Kamal Esmat, Minister of Electricity & Renewable Energy, Egypt* H.E. Honourable Mohamed Khaled, Minister of Petroleum & Energy, Mauritania* H.E. Honourable Thierry Kamach, Minister of Environment & Sustainable Development, Central African Republic* His Royal Highness (HRH) Prince Lonkhokhela, Minister of Natural Resources & Energy, Eswatini * H.E. Honourable Nani Juwara, Minister of Petroleum & Energy, The Gambia* H.E. Honourable Julius Daniel Mattai, Minister of Mines & Mineral Resources, Sierra Leone* H.E. Honourable Mohamed Abdullahi Farah, State Minister of Energy & Water Resources, Ministry of Energy & Water Resources, Somalia*
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PAS Power Lunch
13:30-14:30 Capitol Ballroom F
14:30-15:45
Investment Portfolio Presentations: Utility Leaders Present their Next Projects
Capitol Ballroom A-E
Utility Keynote Addresses:
15:45-16:15
Coffee & Chat
Capitol Ballroom F
16:15-17:45
Special Session: Update on South Africa’s Energy SOE Structure and Future
Capitol Ballroom A-E
High-Level Keynote Addresses:
19:00-22:00
10th Anniversary Special Gala Evening International Women’s Day
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Day Two: Friday 7th March 2025
Registration & Networking Breakfast
08:00-09:30 Capitol Ballroom F
09:30-10:45
Energy Cooperation: Southern Africa
Energy Cooperation: East Africa
Energy Cooperation: West Africa
Energy Cooperation: North Africa
Closed Door Boardrooms
Capitol Ballroom E Interactive panel with audience participation. Boardroom Hosted By: Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)
Capitol Ballroom A&B Interactive panel with audience participation. Mission 300 Mission 300 – from Tanzania to Washington and beyond. What are the next steps from this important programme What partnerships are critical to success?
Capitol Ballroom J&K Interactive panel with audience participation. How Can Strategic Energy Partnership’s Support West Africa’s Growth? Regional transmission – financing models to support modern transmission infrastructure.
Capitol Ballroom H Interactive panel with audience participation. Boardroom: North Africa Dialogue on Renewables and Hydrogen
Capitol Ballroom C Invitation Only
Speakers: Andrew Herscowitz, CEO, M300 Accelerator (RFCC)* 10:45-11:30 Capitol Ballroom F
Coffee & Chat
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US-Africa Ministerial Boardroom
11:30-12:45
Energy Cooperation: Southern Africa
Energy Cooperation: East Africa
Energy Cooperation: West Africa
Energy Cooperation: North Africa
Closed Door Boardrooms
Capitol Ballroom E Interactive panel with audience participation. Hosted Boardroom
Capitol Ballroom A&B Interactive panel with audience participation. Boardroom Hosted By: East African Community
Capitol Ballroom J&K Interactive panel with audience participation. Boardroom Hosted By: ECOWAS
Capitol Ballroom H Interactive panel with audience participation. How Great is the Scale of Opportunities for IPPs in North Africa?
Capitol Ballroom C Invitation Only
Coffee & Chat
12:45-13:15 Capitol Ballroom F
13:15-14:30
US-Africa Ministerial Boardroom
Energy Cooperation: Southern Africa
Energy Cooperation: East Africa
Energy Cooperation: West Africa
Energy Cooperation: North Africa
Capitol Ballroom E Interactive panel with audience participation. Alternative Energy Users – How Bitcoin Mining and Data Centres are Changing the Game
Capitol Ballroom A&B Interactive panel with audience participation. Hosted Boardroom
Capitol Ballroom J&K Interactive panel with audience participation. Hosted by: Power Africa
Capitol Ballroom H Interactive panel with audience participation. Hosted Boardroom
Closed Door Boardrooms 13:15-14:30
14:30-16:00 Capitol Ballroom F
Capitol Ballroom C Invitation Only Utilities Roundtable Speakers: Victor Mbemi Nyaknga, Director General, Sonatrel, Cameroon* Kofi Tutu Agyare, Board Chairman, Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana* Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, Chief Executive, Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana Tarik Hamane, CEO, Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable (ONEE), Morocco* Rekhiat Momoh, CEO, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), Nigeria*
Abubakar Yusuf, Managing Director & CEO, Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), Nigeria* Gissima Nyamo-Hanga, Managing Director, TANESCO, Tanzania* Justin Loongo, Acting Managing Director, ZESCO, Zambia*
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Confirmed Speaker List to Date: Honourable Ministers H.E. Honourable Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, Nigeria H.E. Honourable Mahmoud Mustafa Kamal Esmat, Minister of Electricity & Renewable Energy, Egypt H.E. Honourable Mohamed Khaled, Minister of Petroleum & Energy, Mauritania H.E. Honourable Edgar Moyo (MP), Minister of Energy & Power Development, Zimbabwe* H.E. Honourable Ismael Nabe, Minister of Planning & International Cooperation, Guinea H.E. Honourable Thierry Kamach, Minister of Environment & Sustainable Development, Central African Republic His Royal Highness (HRH) Prince Lonkhokhela, Minister of Natural Resources & Energy, Eswatini H.E. Honourable Nani Juwara, Minister of Petroleum & Energy, The Gambia H.E. Honourable Julius Daniel Mattai, Minister of Mines & Mineral Resources, Sierra Leone H.E. Honourable Rohey John Manjang, Minister of Environment, Climate Change & Natural Resources, The Gambia H.E. Honourable Eng. Sabah Mohamed Mashaly, Deputy Minister of Electricity & Renewable Energy, Egypt H.E. Honourable Alex Wachira, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Energy & Petroleum, Kenya H.E. Honourable Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, Chairman, The Presidential Initiative for Climate Change, Renewable Energy & Food Security, Sierra Leone H.E. Honourable Mohamed Abdullahi Farah, State Minister of Energy & Water Resources, Ministry of Energy & Water Resources, Somalia H.E. Honourable Waleid Gamal El Dien, Chairman, Suez Canal Economic Zone, Egypt* H.E. Honourable Biodun Ogunleye, Commissioner for Energy & Mineral Resources, Lagos State Government, Nigeria Public Officials Bob Mabiala Mvumbi, CEO, Agency for the Development & Promotion of the Grand Inga Project (ADPI-RDC), Democratic Republic of the Congo Meleket Sahlu, Deputy CEO, Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), Ethiopia Bangaly Maty, Energy & Infrastructure Adviser to the Prime Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, Guinea Babacar Gning, CEO, Fonds Souverain d’Investissements Stratégiques (FONSIS), Senegal Mohamed Osman Saeed, Director General, Ministry of Energy & Minerals, Somaliland Felister Makumbinde, Acting CEO, Rural Electrification Agency, Zimbabwe Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Organisations Victor Mbemi Nyaknga, Director General, Sonatrel, Cameroon Kofi Tutu Agyare, Board Chairman, Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, Chief Executive, Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana Tarik Hamane, CEO, Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable (ONEE), Morocco Rekhiat Momoh, CEO, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), Nigeria Abubakar Yusuf, Managing Director & CEO, Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), Nigeria Gissima Nyamo-Hanga, Managing Director, TANESCO, Tanzania Justin Loongo, Acting Managing Director, ZESCO, Zambia
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Regulators Skhumbuzo Tsabedze, CEO, Eswatini Energy Regulatory Authority (ESERA), Eswatini Ishmael Ackah, Executive Secretary, Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Ghana Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria, Director General, Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), Kenya Abdellatif Bardach, President, Autorité Nationale de Régulation de l'électricité (ANRE), Morocco Edington Mazambani, CEO, Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA), Zimbabwe Geoffrey Mabea, Executive Secretary, Energy Regulators Association of East Africa (EREA)* Stakeholders Woochong Um, CEO, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) Andrew Herscowitz, CEO, M300 Accelerator (RFCC)* Catherine Pattillo, Deputy Director, African Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Ayman Soliman, Managing Partner, Morpho Investments William Amuna, Advisor, Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Ghana Sarah Malm, Executive Director, GOGLA Mohamed Badissy, Affiliate Faculty, Penn State Dickinson School of Law & Senior Advisor for Energy & Finance, Commercial Law Development Program, U.S. Department of Commerce
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