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
13.00-14.00
Registration & Networking Concorde
All sessions will be translated in English and French
14.00-14.15 EnergyNet Welcome Remarks: Simon Gosling, Managing Director, EnergyNet Abdoulaye Sylla, Portfolio Manager & Head of Corporate Development, EnergyNet Concorde
14:15-14:45 Scene Setting Regional Overview & State of the Market
Speakers:
Senior Level Representative ECOWAS
Senior Level Representative, WAPP
Oumar Bangoura, Principal Legal Expert, ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA)
14:45-15:00 Host Country Ministerial Opening Remarks
H.E. Honourable Robert Koffi Messan Eklo, Minister of Mines & Energy Resources, Togolese Republic
15:00 -15:20 High-Level Vice-Presidential Address
H.E. Honourable Jeremiah Kpan Koung Sr, Vice President, Republic of Liberia
15 20-15 40 High-Level Host Country Presidential Opening Remarks
H.E. Honourable Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, President, 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 Ministerial Roundtable:
Bolstering Cross-border Collaboration to Meet the Energy Needs of the Nations Concorde
Chairperson:
Participating Ministers:
H.E. Honourable Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, Minister of Mines, Petroleum & Energy, Côte d'Ivoire
H.E. Honourable Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources, Nigeria
• H.E. Honourable Nani Juwara, Minister of Energy & Petroleum, The Gambia
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H.E. Honourable Robert Koffi Messan Eklo, Minister of Mines & Energy Resources, Togolese Republic
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, Senior Project Manager, JESA
Tas Anvaripour, CEO, Themis Energy
12:15-12:20 Session Switch Over 12:20-13:30 Maximising the Regions Gas
• 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
Ebenezer Olusesi Aca, Senior Vice President, Project Development & Finance, Genesis Energy
Serge Dioman, International Expert for Oil & Gas and Electrical Industries, The World Bank Group
13 30-14 30 Lunch & Networking Fazao
14:30-15:30 Building Robust, Interconnected Power Systems
• WAPP: Insight in to plans to accelerate power pool trading.
• Facilitating private sector involvement in regional transmission projects?
Concorde
• Identifying technical requirements for integrating renewables while ensuring stability of grids?
• Implementing harmonised policies.
• Chairperson: Abbas Aboulaye, Director of Cabinet, Ministry of Mines & Energy Resources, Togolese Republic
Speakers: Charles Ndiaye, Council Member, Lawyer, ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA-ARREV)
Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, Chief Executive, Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana
• 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
• Moshood Abolade, Investment Director, Africa50
• André Larocque, Investment & Innovation Lead, Power Africa Empower West Africa Neb Girma, Senior Director & Practice Lead, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
15:30-16:45 Networking Coffee
16 45-18 00 The Off-Grid Project Pipeline for Energy Access
• 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)
18 00 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:
• 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
Frederic Verdo, Lead Energy Specialist and Program Leader, 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
09:45 -11:00
Unleashing Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Energy Infrastructure Concorde
• 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: Hon. 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
Emeka Okpukpara, Partner, Power, Nextier Capital
Adama Soro, President, West Africa Federation of the Chamber of Mines
11.00-11.30 Networking Coffee
11.30-12.45 Energy Storage: Opportunities, Market Dynamics, Financing and Regulation Concorde
• 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:
Speakers: Abdel Gafar Akondo, Project Manager, Ministry of Mines & Energy Resources, Togolese Republic
• Njogou Lamin Bah, Director General, Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), The Gambia*
• 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
12 45 -13 45 Networking Lunch
14:00-15:45
Site Visit The 100 MW Contour Global Togo Thermal Power Plant & Palais de Lomé Open to all registered delegates - RSVP required, please contact EnergyNet Team
13:45-15:00 Energy Efficiency to Cut Costs, Reinforce Energy Security and Meet SDG Goals Concorde
• 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
Rukaiya El-Rufai, Special Advisor to the President on National Economic Council (NEC) & Climate Change, Federal Republic of Nigeria*
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
Weifeng Lu, Principal Investment Officer, IFC
Koete Nikouegan, Plant Manager, Contour Global
15:00 -15:20 Networking Coffee
15:20-16:20
Mitigating Currency Risk to Support Project Development
• 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:
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
Hassan Sako, Manager, Project & Asset Based Finance, Afreximbank*
16:20-16:30 EnergyNet Closing Remarks: Abdoulaye Sylla, Portfolio Manager & Head of Corporate Development, EnergyNet
Note * = awaiting final confirmation