Summit to Address Electricity Development in West Africa

By Dipo Olowookere

From September 26 to 28, 2018, the EnergyNet Summit taking place in Ghana will look to explore business opportunities in the WAPP regional electricity market and the impact that anchor energy projects will have on regional energy development.

The event, named Regional Energy Co-operation Summit (RECS), is held with the official endorsement and participation of Ghana’s Minister for Energy, Boakye Agyarko.

In alignment with the opportunities in the energy market in West Africa, the programme will follow Agyarko’s portfolio: power, petroleum and financing infrastructures. A strong emphasis will be given to the government’s plans to consolidate the gas sector and improve efficiency in the state energy utilities, particularly the ECG Private Sector Participation (ECG PSP) process.

The launch of the regional electricity market will impact West Africa’s regional economy and create new business opportunities.

Mr Ki, Secretary General of West African Power Pool (WAPP) and Prof. Bogler, Chairman of ECOWAS Regional Regulatory Authority (ERERA) will present the first phase of the implementation and their priorities.

In addition, other speakers expected at the summit include Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Deputy Minister for Petroleum, Ministry of Energy, Ghana; William Aidoo, Deputy Minister for Power, Ministry of Energy, Ghana; Aziz Rabbah, Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development, Morocco; and William Amuna, Policy Advisor to the Hon. Minister, Ministry of Energy, Ghana

Others are Alfred K. Ofosu Ahenkorah, Executive Secretary, Energy Commission of Ghana; Fred Oware, Chief Executive Officer, BUI Power Authority; Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, Chief Executive Officer, Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana; Cüneyt Uygun, Chief Executive Officer, AKSA Power; Charles Darku, Former Managing Director, Tullow Oil; and Matthias Adler, Head of Division, Infrastructure and  Financial Sector, West Africa, KFW.

Official endorsing partners of the Summit include WAPP and Anare alongside Summit Sponsor ASKA Power, Strategic Partners Fieldstone Africa, ENGIE, METKA and Wartsila and Associate Sponsor Power Africa.