West Africa Energy Cooperation Summit (WA-ECS) Empowering West Africa's Growth Through Strategic Energy Partnerships
3-5 December 2024, Hôtel 2 Février, Lome, Togo
(All sessions listed open to all registered delegates)
NB: Topics, timings and speakers may be subject to change as the agenda develops
Day One: Tuesday 3 December 2024
13.00-13 45 Registration & Networking Concorde
All sessions will be translated in English and French
13:45-14:00 Remarks from the MC: Patrick Amendah
14:00-14:15 National Anthem of Togo
14.15-14.30 EnergyNet Welcome Remarks: Simon Gosling, Managing Director, EnergyNet Abdoulaye Sylla, Portfolio Manager & Head of Corporate Development, EnergyNet Concorde
14:30-14:45 Regional Host Sponsor Opening Remarks
Kwawu Mensan Gaba, Practice Manager, Africa West Energy Unit, The World Bank Group
14:45-15:05 Scene Setting Regional Overview & State of the Market
H.E Honourable Sédiko Douka, Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalisation, ECOWAS
15:05-15:20 Host Country Ministerial Opening Remarks
H.E. Honourable Robert Koffi Messan Eklo, Minister of Mines & Energy Resources, Togolese Republic
15.20-15.50 High-Level Host Country Presidential Opening Remarks
H.E. Honourable Victoire Tomegah Dogbé, Prime Minister, Togolese Republic
19.00-21.00 Presidential Welcome Gala Dinner
Hosted by:
Open to all registered delegates - RSVP required, please contact EnergyNet Team Fazao
Day Two: Wednesday 4 December 2024
08.00-09.00
Registration & Networking
Ground Floor Lobby & Fazao
09:00-10 30 West African High Level Ministerial and Governments Roundtable: Bolstering Cross-border Collaboration to Meet the Energy Needs of the Nations Concorde
Chairperson: Kweku Awotwi, Board Chairman, United Bank for Africa (Ghana) & Co-Founder & Director, Cenpower Generation Company
Participating Ministers:
H.E Honourable Sédiko Douka, Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalisation, ECOWAS
H.E. Honourable Charles Umehai, Deputy Minister for Energy, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Republic of Liberia
H.E. Honourable Robert Koffi Messan Eklo, Minister of Mines & Energy Resources, Togolese Republic
Amina Benkhadra, Director General, Office Nationale des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM), Morocco
Bangaly Maty, Energy & Infrastructure Adviser to the Prime Minister, Chief of Government of Guinea, Prime Minister’s Office, Guinea
• Alidé Pedro, Rural Electrification Advisor to Minister of Energy, Water & Mines, Benin
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10.30-11.00
Networking Coffee Fazao
11.00-12.15 Scaling up Renewable Energy Projects to Meet Country and Regional Needs Concorde
• What renewable projects across solar, wind & hydro are in the pipeline?
• What blueprints can be taken from projects in Senegal, Togo, Benin & Côte d'Ivoire?
• Making hydro successful in changing climate conditions.
• How is West Africa aligning energy policies with global climate goals while meeting local development needs?
Chairperson: Felicia Djibo, Consulting Partner, Deloitte
Speakers: Tchapo Singo, Director General of Energy, Ministry of Mines & Energy Resources, Togolese Republic
• Joel Musikingala, Senior Manager, Project Development, AMEA Power Ndeye Ngone Tall, Business Development Manager, Axian Energy
• Richard Charlton, Director & Head of Infrastructure Equity Africa & Pakistan, BII
• Youssef Stitou, Power Generation Portfolio Manager, JESA
Marc Mandaba,CIO,, CEO, Neo Themis
12:15-12:20
Session Switch Over
12:20-13:30 Maximising the Regions Gas Potential
• How are projects being re-modelled to align with sustainable energy goals?
• Leveraging new discoveries and pipelines.
• How will growing gas production. opportunities in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire change the region’s energy landscape and bolster the WAGP & Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline.
• Meeting investment demand.
Chairperson: Kweku Awotwi, Board Chairman, United Bank for Africa (Ghana) & Co-Founder & Director, Cenpower Generation Company
Speakers: Amina Benkhadra, Director General, Office Nationale des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM), Morocco
Debo-K'mba Barandao, Director General, Compagnie Energie Electrique du Togo (CEET), Togolese Republic
• Michelle Burkett, CEO, West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAGPCo)
Ara Hovsepyan, CEO for Africa & Armenia, ContourGlobal
Jean-Christophe Thomas, Managing Director Siemens Energy
Serge Dioman, International Expert for Oil & Gas and Electrical Industries,
Energy Projects with Impact: Challenges and Opportunities for Transforming Communities
Hosted by Keran
• How can renewable energy projects offer a viable solution to improve access to energy in remote areas?
• What financial models are necessary to make these projects accessible and sustainable in the long term?
• How can energy projects be aligned with community development goals?
Moderator: Jerome Guiddjago, Of-Grid Development Manager, West Africa, EDF
Speakers: Baptise Costa-Marini, Biomass & Hydrogen Development Manager, West Africa, EDF
Marc Navelet, Infrastructure Program Leader, Lead Transport Specialist, The World Bank Group Oudou Nsangou, Managing Director, Bboxx-EDF Togo Aminata Bocar Ba, TBI Senior Energy Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Mines & Energy Resources, Togolese Republic
13 30-14 30
Lunch & Networking
14:30-15:30 Building Robust, Interconnected Power Systems Concorde
• WAPP: Insight in to plans to accelerate power pool trading.
• Facilitating private sector involvement in regional transmission projects?
• Identifying technical requirements for integrating renewables while ensuring stability of grids?
• Implementing harmonised policies.
• Chairperson: Oumar Bamgoura, Principal, Legal Expert, ECOWAS, ERERA
Speakers: Karimou Chabi-Sika, Managing Director, Communauté Electrique du Bénin (CEB), Benin
• Rekhiat Momoh, CEO, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), Nigeria
• Adaobi Nnorukah, Investment Director, ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment
• André Larocque, Investment & Innovation Lead, Power Africa Empower West Africa
Neb Girma, Senior Director & Practice Lead, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
15:30-16:00 Networking Coffee
16.00-17.15 The Off-Grid Project Pipeline for Energy Access & Exploring Successful Financing Models
• Integrating off-grid solutions with national grid plans to ensure a cohesive energy strategy and more permanent energy access solutions for rural communities.
• Optimising private-public partnerships to accelerate projects.
• How are regulatory environments preparing for deployment and scalability for off-grid?
• Blended financing to scale up Off- grid.
• Incorporating local financing institutions and local currency.
• Examples of profitable financing models.
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• Scene Setting Presentation: Oliver Reynolds, Market Insights & Data Manager, GOGLA
Chairperson: Andrew Herscowitz, CEO, M300 Accelerator (RFCC)
Speakers: Aminata Bocar Ba, TBI Senior Energy Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Mines & Energy Resources, Togolese Republic
Dammipi Noupokou, Deputy Director General, Communauté Electrique du Bénin (CEB), Benin
• Jeff Felten, Director of Africa Consulting, GreenMax Capital Advisors
• Thomas Samuel, President, Sunna Design & Moon
• Oliver Reynolds, Market Insights & Data Manager, GOGLA
• Pepin Tchouate Heteu, Partnerships Coordinator, Power Africa Empower West Africa
Jan Kappen, Lead Energy Specialist, The Word Bank Group
Alex Owusu-Ansah, Chief Regional Power Markets Expert African Development Bank (AfDB)
17.15
End of Day 2
Day Three: Thursday 5th December 2024
07:30-08:15
Registration & Networking
08:15-09:30 Mission 300: Connecting 300 Million Africans to Electricity by 2030 – What is Strategy for West Africa?
Hosted by: Concorde
• How much of Mission 300 is focused on West Africa and what projects need to be implemented in the region as part of Mission 300?
• Where are the existing initiatives, projects and financing in the region and what are the partnership opportunities?
• Estimated funding needed so that West Africa can achieve its regional objectives
Chair-people: Kwawu Mensan Gaba, Practice Manager, Africa West Energy Unit, The World Bank Group
Andrew Herscowitz, CEO, M300 Accelerator (RFCC)
Speakers: Ahmadou Bakayoko, General Manager, Compagnie Ivoirienne de'Electricité (CIE), Cote d’Ivoire
Fousseni Alassani, Director General, Fonds Tinga
Marc Navelet, Infrastructure Program Leader, Lead Transport Specialist, The World Bank Group
Justin Beleoken Sanguen, Senior Energy Specialist, The World Bank Group
Muhammad Wakil, Country Delivery Lead, Nigeria, GEAPP
09:30-09:45
Ground Floor Lobby & Fazao
Youth Focus Workshop: Empowering the Regions Youth to Succeed in the Energy Sector
Participants:
H.E Honourable Mazamesso Assih, Minister of Grassroots Development, Financial Inclusion, Youth & Youth Employment, Togolese Republic
H.E Honourable Abdul Fahd Fofana, Minister Delegate Grassroots Development, Financial Inclusion, Youth & Youth Employment Togolese Republic
Session Switch Over
• Replicating successful PPP case studies on a regional level.
• How can PPPs help unlock funding for government projects?
• What is the role of sovereign wealth funds & international finance in PPPs?
Chairperson: Ify Emelife, Chief Resource Mobilisation & Partnership Specialist, AfDB
Speakers: Honorable Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, CEO, Bui Power Authority (BPA), Ghana
• Ahmadou Bakayoko, General Manager, Compagnie Ivoirienne de'Electricité (CIE), Côte d'Ivoire
• Abidé Bataba-Agamah, Legal Director, Autorité de Réglementation du Secteur de l'Electricité (ARSE), Togolese Republic
Euloge Camara, Regional Climate Finance Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada
Bernhard van Meeteran, Sector Specialist, Energy Project Finance, FMO
Adama Soro, President, West Africa Federation of the Chamber of Mines
Mahamane Sow, Regional Director for West Africa, EDF
11.00-11.30
11.30-12.45
12 45 -13 45
14:00-15:45
• What is the current state of storage?
• How can West Africa lead the way for BESS developments and how are current programmes progressing?
• How do we reach competitive pricing and how long is the realistic timeframe for this?
• How can we ensure stability & reliability in a renewable heavy grid?
Chairperson: Stephany Odumosu, Senior Business Development Associate, West and Central Africa, Sun King
Speakers: Abdel Gafar Akondo, Project Manager, Ministry of Mines & Energy Resources, Togolese Republic
• Andrea Bertello, Director of Country Engagements & Partnerships, RELP
• David McGill, Director, Energy, Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
• Yao Azoumah, CEO & Founder, KYA-Energy Group
• Yassine Taoussi, Projects Director, Energy, JESA
Seth Owusu-Mante, Research Fellow Climate Policy Lab, Tufts University
Frédéric Verdol, Program Leader, Infrastructure, The World Bank Group
13:45-15:00 Energy Efficiency to Cut Costs, Reinforce Energy Security and Meet SDG Goals Keran
• What innovation has been put to the test?
• How is digitalisation playing an increasing role?
• What role is there for financing?
Chairperson: William Amuna, Advisor, Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Ghana
Speakers: Bangaly Maty, Energy & Infrastructure Adviser to the Prime Minister, Chief of Government of Guinea, Prime Minister’s Office, Guinea
Mark Baah, Director Corporate Strategy & Advisor to the Chief Executive, Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), Ghana,
Degla Essegon Essenouwa, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Compagnie Energie Electrique du Togo (CEET), Togolese Republic
Alidé Pedro, Rural Electrification Advisor to Minister of Energy, Water & Mines, Benin
Weifeng Lu, Principal Investment Officer, IFC
Koete Nikouegan, Plant Manager, ContourGlobal
15:00 -15:20 Networking Coffee
15:20-16:20 Mitigating Currency Risk to Support Project Development Keran
• Engaging stakeholders to create financial mechanisms for mitigating currency risk in energy infrastructure financing.
• What financial instruments are available?
• What regional coordination needs to be put in place?
Chairperson: Justin Beleoken Sanguen, Senior Energy Specialist, The World Bank Group
Speakers: Kpowbié Tchasso Akaya, Secretary General, Ministry of Finance, Togolese Republic
Charles Wilfried Abedier, Senior Investment Officer, IFC
Kodjo Attaty, Senior Underwriter, West Africa Francophone Countries, ATIDI Ranjani Sankaran, Executive Director, Project & Export Finance, Africa, Standard Chartered Bank
16:20-16:30 EnergyNet Closing Remarks: Abdoulaye Sylla, Portfolio Manager & Head of Corporate Development, EnergyNet