Energy Capital & Power (ECP), Africa’s premier investment platform for the energy sector, successfully hosted five events in 2023, reflecting a surge in foreign interest in African energy. With eight events scheduled for 2024, it presents an opportune moment for investors, companies, and organizations to engage with the continent’s leading energy and mining projects.
- South Sudan Oil & Power (SSOP): ECP’s flagship event, SSOP, attracted over 600 attendees, 25 companies, and six ministers. Notable achievements included five industry-advancing deals and the launch of an aerial surveying program by South Africa’s Strategic Fuel Fund and South Sudan’s Nilepet. The event facilitated discussions on the East African energy sector and its value chain.
- Angola Oil & Gas (AOG): The fourth edition of AOG featured over 2,000 attendees, 73 speakers, and more than 389 participating companies. OPEC celebrated its 63rd anniversary, and seven signed deals emphasized AOG’s role as an investment facilitator. The event gained extensive online traction, with the AOG website recording over 220,000 readers, including 6,000 during the event week.
- African Energy Week (AEW): Africa’s largest energy event took place in Cape Town, drawing over 5,000 attendees, 22 ministries, and 47 private companies. AEW featured notable highlights such as the Just Energy Transition Concert, an African Export-Import Bank Deal Room with four multi-faceted deals, the African Farmout Forum, a Gala Dinner, and the launch of Energy Invest: Namibia 2023.
- Critical Minerals Africa (CMA): Running concurrently with AEW, CMA served as a platform for governments and the private sector to engage in bilateral and multilateral discussions. The event focused on increasing production, stimulating investment, and strengthening Africa’s critical mineral supply chains. The U.K. pledged R20 million ($1.05 million) toward expanding Africa’s critical mineral supply chains.
- MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power: ECP organized the third edition of this premier energy event for the MSGBC region, attracting over 1,000 delegates, 53 speakers, 89 VIPs, 18 participating countries, and 50 companies. The event featured collaborative panel discussions, a technical program, an innovative exhibition, and a Networking Under the Stars function.
2024 Outlook:
- Libya Energy & Economic Summit (January 13-14): Second edition in Tripoli.
- Global Black Impact Summit (February 27): In Dubai.
- Invest in African Energy forum (May 14-15): Second edition in Paris, promoting European investment in African energy projects.
- South Sudan Oil & Power (June 25-28): Leading East African energy deals.
- Angola Oil & Gas (September): Connecting foreign capital to Angolan energy opportunities.
- Critical Minerals Africa (October): Second edition, Africa’s global critical minerals platform.
- African Energy Week (November 4-8): Returns to Cape Town.
- MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power (December): Held in Dakar, rounding out ECP’s 2024 events calendar.
