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Africa Investment Exchange (AIX): Power & Renewables 2024


29 October 2024 - 30 October 2024, RSA House, London

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There are significant pockets of growth in the African electricity supply industry but levels of private investment continue to disappoint in far too many jurisdictions.

AIX Power & Renewables 2024 will ask what investors want from government and what government needs from investors. It will also examine how other stakeholders should be accommodated in the official and corporate policy mix.

First held in 2014, AIX Power & Renewables has become one of the meeting places of choice for Africa’s power sector stakeholders, including leading private and public sector investors, African officials and project developers.

Key 2024 themes:

🔸  Markets and participants — Potential new approaches to regulation and market structures to attract investments in power and renewables
🔸 Soul searching for DFIs — What are the varied DFIs’ roles in an evolving sector?
🔸 The transmission and distribution challenge — Can new schemes and plans from regional power pools unlock African energy markets?
🔸 Market insight — Latest trends in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, with a focus on projects and policy.
🔸 Smarter generation — Focus on the changing face of the energy mix, from conventional power developers to P2X.
🔸 Distributed energy resources — a look at business models, regulatory landscapes and financing instruments required to scale-up these businesses.
🔸 Financing commercial & industrial projects — What’s the lender mood in 2024?
🔸 Roundtable discussions — experts will cover a wide range of themes, including: the impact of emobility on the power supply.

AIX Power & Renewables, Great Room
AIX Power & Renewables 2024 reception
Africa Investment Exchange (AIX): Power & Renewables 2024, Tavern room
Africa Investment Exchange (AIX): Power & Renewables, reception
Africa Investment Exchange (AIX): Power & Renewables 2024, roundtables

Engage with experts

Attracting industry professionals from a range of disciplines and business interests, AIX provides an opportunity to engage with experts developing sustainable projects, to gain insights into investor confidence, and to assess and understand developing trends in challenging and dynamic markets.

  • Meet Africa-focused firms and project developers to gain first-hand insights.
  • Explore innovative financial structures and emerging business models.
  • Unlock new capital including climate finance into the power sector.
  • Measure the wider impact of investments on social and economic development.
  • Analyse relevant data, case studies, and success stories in key markets, such as Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda.

A successful format

AIX is focused on producing meetings that establish an enduring dialogue for energy industry professionals, with a now proven track record of stimulating business engagement and long-term partnerships.

  • The established AIX format has been running since 2013, since when it has carved out a unique niche in the market for its robust debate and knowledge-led approach.
  • Panel sessions and roundtable discussions are held under the Chatham House Rule to address key market opportunities and examine how to break down barriers to investment.
  • AIX is organised by African Energy, a specialist publisher and consultancy that has been involved at the heart of the debate surrounding energy sector developments across the continent for more than 25 years.

Cliff-Aron-AIXPR24

"The AIX Power & Renewables conference is one of my favourite events of the year. Held under Chatham House rules it's always a place for meaningful, open discussion and debate about the challenges and opportunities for a just energy transition in Africa."

Clifford Aron, Principal, GreenMax Capital Group
Ziria Waako

"It was a pleasure sharing and learning from each other."

Ziria Tibalwa Waako, CEO, Electricity Regulatory Authority
Thomas Bouliere, AIXPR24

"AIX: Power & Renewables was an exceptional platform for meaningful discussions and knowledge sharing, thanks to the fantastic organization by African Energy."

Thomas Bourlière, Senior Manager, Market and Project Development, Africa & Europe, Wärtsilä Energy
Cathy Oxby

"AIX is by far my favourite annual event and I would be delighted to participate
again next year."

Cathy Oxby, Chief Commercial Officer, Africa GreenCo
Christian Wright panel

"AIX is the only place where you can have a genuine discussion on the issues facing the industry."

Christian Wright, Managing Director, Orion Infrastructure Advisors
Erik Granskog AIXPR24

"Thanks for yet again organizing a well-oiled conference. Always a must on the annual event calendar."

Erik Granskog, Managing Director, Sisu Advisors
Great Room, RSA House

"AIX conferences are unique in that they allow new entrants to gain a base of understanding on an issue while giving more experienced practitioners a platform to collaborate on current market dynamics."

Jason Bauer, Director, MCC

Lead sponsor

Standard Bank

Who you'll meet

Officials, public utilities and regulatory bodies
Advisor to the Climate Envoy in the Office of the President (Kenya) – ANSER (Dr Congo) – AUDA-NEPAD – Electricity Control Board Namibia – Electricity Regulatory Authority (Uganda) – FCDO (UK) – GRIDCo (Ghana) –  Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (Ghana) –  Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) – Niger Delta Power Holding Company – Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) – Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable (ONEE) Morocco – Public Private Partnerships Directorate (Kenya) – Rural Electrification Agency (Nigeria) –  Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) – UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Finance and Investment
Acumen Debt Fund – African Development Bank (AfDB) – Africa Finance Corporation – Alliant Insurance Services – ARM-Harith – ATIDI – BIO – British International Investment – Camco Energy – CDP – Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners – Cresco – DFC – FMO – FSD Africa – GET.Invest – Greenmax Capital Group – GuarantCo – IFC –InfraCredit – Mauritius Commercial Bank – Nedbank – Norfund – Persistent Energy – Standard Bank – UBA (Ghana)

Project development
Africa GreenCo – Afreenergy Solar – AEE Power Ventures – Anergi – Anglo American – Anzana Electric Group – Buffalo EnergyClarke Energy – ATC Ghana – ARC Power – Emesco – Glencore – Globeleq – Great Lakes Africa Energy – Gridworks – H1 Holdings – Husk Power Systems – InfraCo Africa – Infinity Power – JUWI Renewable Energies – Konexa – Milele Energy –  Mobile Power – NOA – Pele Green Energy – PowerGen Renewable Energy – Redox One – RIC Energy Group – RIPLE – RMI – Siemens Energy – Scatec – Seplat – Solarcentury Africa – Tatanga Energy – Tetra Tech – Voltalia – Wärtsilä

Professional services
Addleshaw Goddard – Africa Confidential – African School of Regulation – Altgen – Bowmans –Cardano AdvisoryCaseyare ConsultingCogent International – DNV – Economic Consulting Associates – EMFin Advisory – Energy Exemplar – FEEM – Global Infrastructure Anti-Corruption Centre – Gogla – Greencrowd Energy – Harmattan Renewables – Havergate Infrastructure – Herbert Smith Freehills – Hunton – Andrews & Kurth – IEA – Kuungana Advisory – Mekdes & Associates –  Multiconsult – Odyssey Energy Solutions – Oxford Institute for Energy Studies – Pipal – Power Futures Lab – Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) – Saja Climate Partners – Simmons & Simmons – Sisu Advisors –  SLR Consulting – Steptoe – Tony Blair Institute for Global ChangeTrinity International – White & Case – Women In Renewable Energy – Universal Energy Facility (SEforALL)

Panellists

Ziria Tibalwa Waako
Ziria Tibalwa Waako Chief Executive Officer, Electricity Regulatory Authority, Uganda Read more
Pinehas Mutota
Pinehas Mutota General Manager, Economic Regulation, Electricity Control Board, Namibia Read more
Wilson Masango
Wilson Masango Chief Engineer Markets, SAPP Read more
Rachel More Oshodi
Rachel Moré Oshodi CEO, ARM-Harith Read more
Brian Mushimba
Brian Mushimba CEO, Power, GL Africa Energy Read more
Dafe Akpeneye
Dafe Akpeneye Commissioner, NERC, Nigeria Read more
Suleiman Babamanu
Suleiman Babamanu Nigeria Program Director, RMI Read more
Anita Otubu
Anita Otubu Senior Director, Universal Energy Facility (UEF), SEforALL Read more
Rentia van Tonder
Rentia van Tonder Head: Power, Standard Bank Read more
Frederick Nyang
Frederick Nyang Director, African School of Regulation (ASR) Read more
Jasandra Nyker
Jasandra Nyker Managing Partner, Saja Climate Partners Read more
Simbini Tichakunda
Tichakunda Simbini Principal Programme Officer-Energy, AUDA-NEPAD Read more
Yusuf Umar
Yusuf Umar​​​​ Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, RIPLE Read more
Federico Pontoni
Federico Pontoni Program Director, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) Read more
Yann Tanvez
Yann Tanvez Senior Investment Officer - Infrastructure, Africa, IFC Read more
Jules Samain
Jules Samain Managing Director, Energy Access for the Hardest-to-Reach, Acumen–Debt Fund Read more
Bonnie Guo
Bonnie Guo Project Finance Director, DFC Read more
Frederik Thoring Flagstad
Frederik Thoring Flagstad Vice President, Head of Africa, Growth Markets Fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Read more
Chiedu Ugbo
Chiedu Ugbo Immediate Past MD/CEO, Niger Delta Power Holding Company Read more
Ignacio Pérez-Arriaga
Ignacio Pérez-Arriaga External Advisor, African School of Regulation (ASR) Read more
Benjamin Hugues
Benjamin Hugues Investment Director and REPP Lead, Camco Read more
John Smelcer
John Smelcer Interim Chief Development Officer, Globeleq Read more
Martin Kavanagh
Martin Kavanagh Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Read more
Susan Smith
Susan Smith Vice President, Concessional Finance Solutions, Odyssey Energy Solutions Read more
Derik Coetzer
Derik Coetzer Co-founder, NOA Group Read more
Abba Abubakar Aliyu
Abba Abubakar Aliyu Managing Director, Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Nigeria Read more
Steven Hunt
Steven Hunt Senior Energy Innovation Advisor, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Read more
Kweku Awotwi
Kweku Awotwi Board Chairman, United Bank for Africa Read more
Mike Peo
Mike Peo Head: Infrastructure, Energy & Telecommunication, Nedbank Read more
Karl Boyce
Karl Boyce CEO, ARC Power Read more
Lucinda-OGorman
Lucinda O’Gorman Associate Director, GuarantCo Read more
Jason De Carteret
Jason De Carteret CEO, Solarcentury Africa Read more
Aaron-Chang
Aaron Cheng CEO, PowerGen Renewable Energy Read more
William Brent
William Brent Chief Marketing Officer, Husk Power Systems Read more
Richard Doyle
Richard Doyle Managing Director, Juwi Renewables South Africa Read more
Chanda Nxumalo
Chanda Nxumalo Director Harmattan Renewables and SAPVIA Board Member Read more
Tarik Hamane
Tarik Hamane Group CEO, ONEE, Morocco Read more
Conal Duffy
Conal Duffy Practice Leader - Political Risk, Alliant Insurance Services Read more
Robert Futter
Robert Futter Director, Cresco Read more
Ojuru Adeniji
Ojuru Adeniji Vice President, Origination and Structuring, InfraCredit Read more
Toukam Ngoufanke
Toukam Ngoufanke Partner, Persistent Read more
Joanne Elson
Joanne Elson Of Counsel, Simmons & Simmons Read more
Charl Anton Gous
Charl Anton Gous Chief Executive Officer, ACES Africa Read more
Jan Malan
Jan Malan Investment Director, Project Finance – Infrastructure & Climate Group, British International Investment Read more
Rim Azirar
Rim Azirar Deputy Head of Investments, Emerging Market Energy Transition, Mirova Read more
Jon Marks
Jon Marks Founder and editorial director, African Energy Read more
Patrick Smith
Patrick Smith Editor, Africa Confidential Read more
Mark Napier
Mark Napier CEO, FSD Africa Read more
Orli Arav
Orli Arav Managing Director, EMFin Advisory Read more
Ryan Ketchum
Ryan Ketchum Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth Read more
Farid Mohamed
Farid Mohamed Director, Pipal Read more
Tonderayi Mukeredzi
Tonderayi Mukeredzi Southern Africa Editor, African Energy Read more
Nicole Mason
Nicole Mason Head of Partnerships & Business Development, Carbon and Innovation, Anglo American Read more
Tim Jackson
Tim Jackson Senior Business Development Manager, InfraCo Africa Read more
Chris Flavin
Chris Flavin Head of Business Development and the interim co-CEO at Gridworks Development Partners Read more
Susie Wheeldon
Susie Wheeldon Head of Communications and Insights, GOGLA Read more
Devesh Singh
Devesh Singh Operations Officer, International Finance Corporation Read more
Andrew Tipping
Andrew Tipping Technical Director, ECA Read more
Tilana de Meillon
Tilana de Meillon Senior Operations Officer, Infrastructure, IFC Read more
Akash Uba
Akash Uba Senior Advisor, GET.invest Read more
Thomas Bourliere
Thomas Bourlière Senior Manager, Market and Project Development, Africa & Europe, Wärtsilä Energy Read more
Joel Abrams
Joel Abrams Director, Investments & Business Development, Konexa Read more
James Makinde
James Makinde General Manager, Gas Business, Seplat Energy Read more
Clifford Aron
Cliff Aron Principal, GreenMax Capital Group Read more
Phoebe Sullivan
Phoebe Sullivan Energy Officer, Power Africa Read more
Erik Granskog
Erik Granskog Managing Director, Sisu Advisors Read more
Fedde Zwart
Fedde Zwart Senior Investment Officer, FMO Read more
Paul Eardley-Taylor
Paul Eardley-Taylor Oil & Gas, Southern Africa, Standard Bank Read more
Victor Adamu
Victor Adamu Energy Advisor, Nigeria, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change Read more
Mekdes Mezgebu
Mekdes Mezgebu Founder, Mekdes & Associates Read more
Tom Bowker
Tom Bowker Editor, Zitamar News Read more
Steve Husbands
Steve Husbands Head of Commercial, Oil & Gas Advisory, SLR Read more
Mostefa Ouki
Mostefa Ouki Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies Read more

Sponsors

Frequently asked questions

The venue

Where is AIX Power & Renewables 2024 located?

The Royal Society of Arts (RSA) House
8 John Adam Street
London
WC2N 6EZ

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Gzmhmv1UyxYKhfPcA

(the registration desk, where participants can collect their badge and agenda opens at 08h30 GMT on both days)

Where are the nearest transport links to the venue?

Train stations: Charing Cross (5 minute walk) and Waterloo (15 minute walk)

Underground stations: Charing Cross, Embankment (5 minute walk), Covent Garden (10 minute walk), Leicester Square (10 minute walk)

Airports: London Gatwick, London Heathrow and London City

 

Does the venue have accessibility options?

Yes, RSA House are continually making assessments to improve and adapt the building and services to meet a variety of requirements. View the full list of options here: https://www.thersa.org/rsa-house/accessibility

 

What do you get at AIX?

Your ticket includes:

A two-day pass to attend the AIX Power & Renewables meeting at RSA House on 29-30 October 2024 (the registration desk, where participants can collect their badge and agenda opens at 08h30 GMT on both days)

  • Access to 14 different panel discussions taking place on 29-30 October
  • Access to the evening reception at RSA House on 29 October
  • Access to 9 roundtable discussions in the afternoon on 30 October
  • Breakfast pastries, coffee, lunch on 29-30 October and plenty of nibbles at the evening reception on 29 October
  • Delegate list: all registered delegates have access to the full attendee list via the African Energy website.
  • Online meetings: watch a selection of online meetings from earlier in the year and join upcoming online events until the end of the 2024
  • Curated content from African Energy exploring the themes of the meeting
Can you assist with my visa application?

Yes, we can support your application by providing a signed letter to confirm your participation at the event. Please contact Lauren Slater to request a letter: [email protected]
 

Accommodation discounts

The Strand Palace Hotel (Enter ‘RSA' as a corporate code when booking for an exclusive discount) - https://www.strandpalacehotel.co.uk/index.html

The Dilly (Enter RSAEVENT when booking for an exclusive discount) - https://www.thedillylondon.com

One Aldwych (Reservations to be made directly with the hotel and note that you are a guest of RSA House to receive discounted rate) - https://www.onealdwych.com

Waldorf Hilton – Click here for an exclusive discount

Do I have to pay VAT on my ticket if I’m based outside of the UK?

Yes, UK government event rules state VAT must be applied if the place of supply is the UK.

In some instances the VAT can be reclaimed, more information here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-place-of-supply-of-services-notice-741a

Do you cater for attendees with dietary requirements?

Yes, we confirm dietary requirements for all attendees ahead of the event.

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