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
13.30-14.00 Registration & Networking
Ground Floor Lobby & Fazao
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
14:15-14:45 Scene Setting Regional Overview & State of the Market
Speakers:
Ousmane Diagana, Vice President of West & Central Africa, The World Bank Group
Senior Level Representative ECOWAS
Senior Level Representative, WAPP
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, Vice President, 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
08.30-09.30 Registration & Networking Ground Floor Lobby & Fazao
09.30-11.00 West African Ministerial Roundtable: Bolstering Cross-border Collaboration to Meet the Energy Needs of the Nations Concorde
Chairperson:
Participating Ministers:
H.E. Honourable Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources, Nigeria
H.E. Honourable Samou Seidou Adambi, Minister of Energy, Water & Mines, Benin
• H.E. Honourable Nani Juwara, Minister of Energy & Petroleum, The Gambia
• H.E. Honourable Jose Carlos Varela Casimiro, Minister of Energy, Guinea-Bissau
H.E. Honourable Robert Koffi Messan Eklo, Minister of Mines and Energy Resources, Togolese Republic
• H.E. Honourable Mawusi Kakatsi, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Mines & Energy Resources, Togolese Republic
11.00-11.30 Networking Coffee Fazao
11.30-13.00
• What renewable projects across solar, wind & hydro are in the pipeline?
• What blueprints can be taken from projects in Senegal, Togo, Benin & Cote 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, Partner, Consulting, Deloitte
• Speakers: Adama Soro, President, West Africa Federation of the Chamber of Mines
• 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?
• Scene Setting Presentation: Oliver Reynolds, Market Insights & Data Manager, GOGLA
Chairperson: Andrew Herscowitz, CEO M300 Accelerator, Rockefeller Catalytic Capital
Speakers:
• Tchapo Singo, Director General of Energy, Ministry of Mines & Energy Resources, Togolese Republic
• Joel Musikingala, Senior Manager, Project Development, AMEA Power
• Yischai Beinisch, Head, West Africa, Emerging Market Power, Shell Energy Ngoné Tall, Business Development Manager Axian Energy
• Richard Charlton, Director & Head of Infrastructure Equity Africa & Pakistan, BII
• Youssef Stitou, Senior Project Manager, JESA
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• Aminata Bocar Ba, TBI Senior Energy Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Mines & Energy Resources, Togolese Republic
• Jeff Felten, Director of Africa Consulting, GreenMax Capital Advisors
• Thomas Samuel, President, Moon & Sunna Design
• Oliver Reynolds, Market Insights & Data Manager, GOGLA
• Pepin Tchouate Heteu, Partnerships Coordinator, Power Africa Empower West Africa
14.00-15.30
15.30-16.00
• 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 Cote d’Ivoire change the region’s energy landscape and bolster the WAGP & NigeriaMorocco gas pipeline.
• Meeting investment demand.
• Blended financing to scale up Off- grid.
• Incorporating local financing institutions and local currency.
• Examples of profitable financing models.
• Chairperson:
• Speakers: Noupokou Dammipi, Deputy Director General, Communauté Electrique du Bénin (CEB), Benin
Chairperson: Kweku Awotwi, Board Chairman, United Bank for Africa (Ghana) & Co-Founder & Director, Cenpower Generation Company
Speakers:
• Debo-K'mba Barandao, Director General, CEET, Togolese Republic
• Alex Owusu-Ansah, Chief Regional Energy Expert, AfDB
• Hassan Sako, Manager, Project Finance & Asset Based Finance, AFREXIM
• Michelle Burkett, CEO, West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAGPCo)
• Armel Vido, Energy Sector Coordinator, KfW Development Bank
Theophilus Sackey, CEO, Cenpower Generation
• Akin II Omoboriowo, Chairman & CEO, Genesis Energy
• Ara Hovsepyan, CEO for Africa & Armenia, ContourGlobal
Jean-Christophe Thomas, Managing Director Western and Central Africa, Siemens Energy
16.00-17.30
Building Robust, Interconnected Power Systems
• WAPP: Insight in to plans to accelerate power pool trading.
• Facilitating private sector involvement in regional transmission projects?
17.30
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:
Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, Chief Executive, Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana*
• Karimou Chabi-Sika, Managing Director, Communauté Electrique du Bénin (CEB), Benin Rekhiat Momoh, CEO & Managing Director, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), Nigeria*
• Ngozi Beckley-Lines, Country Manager, Sierra Leone, SEforALL
• Adaobi Nnorukah, Investment Director, ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment
• Moshood Abolade, Investment Director, Africa50 Infrastructure Investments
• Neb Girma, Practice Lead Senior Director, Millenium Challenge Corporation
• André Larocque, Investment & Innovation Lead, Power Africa Empower West Africa
End of Day 2
Day Three: Thursday 5th December 2024
07:30-08:30
Registration & Networking
Ground Floor Lobby & Fazao
08:15-09:15 Youth Focus Workshop: Empowering the Regions Youth to Succeed in the Energy Sector
Participants:
Myriam de Souza-D’Almeida, Minister of Grassroots Development, Youth and Youth Employment, Togolese Republic
Abdoul Fahd Fofana, Minister Delegate Grassroots Development, Financial Inclusion, Youth and Youth Employment Togolese Republic
Energy Efficiency to Cut Costs, Reinforce Energy Security and Meet SDG Goals
Unleashing Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Energy Infrastructure
11.00-11.30
• 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 (West Africa), Prime Minister’s Office, Republic of Guinea
Rukaiya El-Rufai, Special Adviser to the President, National Economic Council & Climate Change
President’s Office Federal Republic of Nigeria*
• 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), Cote d’Ivoire
Rukaiya El-Rufai, Special Advisor to the President on National Economic Council NEC and Climate Change, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Degla Essegon Essenouwa, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Compagnie Energie Electrique du Togo (CEET), Togolese Republic
Ebenezer Essienyi, Chief Executive, GRIDCo, Ghana*
Weifeng Lu, Principal Investment Officer, IFC *
• Abidé Bataba-Agamah, Legal Director, Autorité de Réglementation du Secteur de l'Electricité (ARSE), Togolese Republic
Bernhard van Meeteran, Sector Specialist, Energy Project Finance, FMO
Emeka Okpukpara, Partner, Nextier Group
Mansour Touré-Tia, CEO, Kékéli Efficient Power (Eranove Group)
Networking Coffee
Fazao
Currency Risk to Support Project
• 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
• Yusuf Umar, Managing Director & CEO, RIPLE
• David McGill, Director, Energy, Millenium Challenge Corporation
• Yao Azoumah, CEO & Founder, KYA-Energy Group
• Yassine Taoussi, Projects Director, Energy, JESA
13.00-14.00
• 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 Wilfred Abedier, Senior Investment Officer, IFC
Kodjo Attaty, Regional Underwriter, Francophone Countries, ATIDI
Ranjani Sankaran, Executive Director, Project & Export Finance Corporate & Investment Banking Standard Chartered Bank
Bruno Boutes, Business Development Manager, InfraCo Africa*
• The World Bank Group is partnering with the African Development Bank, Rockefeller Foundation, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, and SEforALL, on Mission 300, an ambitious initiative to connect 300 million people to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030.
• 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.
Chairperson: Speakers:
15:30 Closing Remarks: Abdoulaye Sylla, Portfolio Manager & Head of Corporate Development,