ECOWAS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY POLICY & INVESTMENT HIGH LEVEL FORUM - Presentations
The 2015 ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Policy & Investment High Level Forum provides a global platform for high level policy and decision makers, project promoters, investors and international partners, as well as private sector players and civil society from within and beyond the ECOWAS region, to discuss, explore and exchange on issues that foster an enabling environment for sustainable energy investments in the ECOWAS region.
The following are some of the presentations delivered during the forum. More presentations will be updated soon.
DAY 1 - INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARINSING FROM THE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY COUNTRY ACTION PLANS
Session 1– The ECOWAS Pathway to achieve Sustainable Energy for All
The ECOWAS Pathway to Achieve the SE4ALL Targets - Mahama Kappiah, Executive Director, ECREEE
The Power of the SE4All Action Agenda and Investment Prospectus - Dr. Daniel-Alexander Schroth,SE4All Africa Hub Coordinator
Session 2 - Panel Discussion on Country Action Plans in the ECOWAS Member States
SE4ALL Action Agenda Benin – Mahaman Sakariyou, Director General of Energy
SE4ALL Action Agenda Burkina Faso - YAMEOGO Jean De Dieu, Directeur des Energies Renouvelables et des Energies Domestiques
SE4ALL Action Agenda Cabo Verde - Mário Oliveira
SE4ALL Action Agenda Côte d'Ivoire - N’GORAN KONAN Norbert, Directeur de la Maîtrise de l’Energie et des Energies Renouvelables
SE4ALL Action Agenda Guinea Bissau - Biabe Siga, Chief of Division
Session 3 - Technical Assistance Support Instruments
The EU's Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) - Georgios Grapsas, Policy Officer , European Commission DG DEVCO
Accelerating the Transfer of Climate Technologies to Developing Countries - Alois Mhlanga, UNIDO/Climate Technology Centre and Network
ECREEE_GIZ Technical Assistance Facility - Lucius Mayer-Tasch, RE Adviser, GIZ_ECREEE
The Power Africa Toolkit - The Tools & Resources to Unlock the Power of sub-Saharan Africa - Katrina Pielli, Senior Energy Advisor, Beyond the Grid – USAID Power Africa
Session 4 – Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
Proposed Regional Monitoring and Reporting Framework for the NAP and SE4ALL Action Agendas - Hyacinth Elayo, Energy Policy Analyst, ECREEE
DAY 2 - INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARISING FROM THE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY COUNTRY ACTION PLANS
Session 5 – Panel Discussion on Country Action Plans in the ECOWAS Member States
SE4ALL Action Agenda The Gambia – Kemo K. Cessay, Director of Energy
SE4ALL Action Agenda Ghana – Gifty Tetty, Deputy Director of Renewable & Alternative Energy Ministry of Power
SE4ALL Action Agenda Guinea – Dr. Cheick N´Faly Cissoko, National Director of Energy
SE4ALL Action Agenda Liberia – Sylvester M. Massaquoi, Director of Energy
SE4ALL Action Agenda Mali – Ismail Oumar Toure, National Director of Energy
Session 6 – High Impact Opportunities
Energie Durable Pour Tous » : Accélérateurs pour l’ Éclairage, les Équipements Électromenagers et autres Appareils – Olola Vyeira Mifsud, Division des Technologies, Industries et de l´Economie, UNEF
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Industries - Alois Mhlanga, UNIDO
Regional LPG Investment and Enabling Policy in ECOWAS - Renzo BEE, Global LPG Partnership
Closing the Data Gap: The relevance of quality data for sound decision making- Laura Williamson, Communication and Outreach Manager, REN21
Session 7 – Panel Discussion on Country Action Plans in the ECOWAS Member States
SE4ALL Action Agenda Niger – Bello Nassourou, Renewable Energies & Domestic Energies Director
SE4ALL Action Agenda Nigeria – Abayomi Adebisi, Director Renewable Energy & Rural Power Access Department
SE4ALL Action Agenda Senegal – Niane Ibrahima, Director for Energy
SE4ALL Action Agenda Sierra Leone – Benjamin Kamara, Director of Energy
SE4ALL Action Agenda Togo – Abiyou Tcharabalo, Director of Energy
Session 8 – Building capacities for the implementation of the Country National Plans
ECREEE's Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Capacity Building Programme for the ECOWAS Region- Moahmed Sokona, RR Adviser, GIZ_ECREEE
DAY 3 - INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARISING FROM THE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY COUNTRY ACTION PLANS/ WAFCEF KNOWLEDGE SHARING EXCHANGE & DIALOGUE
Session 9 – How governments are triggering investment in grid-connected renewable energy projects
Increasing Importance of Competitive Bidding and Feed-in-Tariffs in Emerging and Developing Countries – Henning Wuester, Director Knowledge, Policy & Finance, IRENA
Policy Instruments for Promoting Grid-Connected RE in the ECOWAS Region – Mahama Kappiah, Executive Director, ECREEE
Session 10 – Available Instruments for Project Preparatory Activities and Finance
Synthesis of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Action Agendas for ECOWAS – Karin Reiss, Sustainable Energy Expert , ECREEE/UNIDO
ECREEE/GIZ Technical Assistance for Renewable Energy Policy and Project Development - Mohamed Sokona, Renewable Energy Adviser, ECREEE/GIZ
EU Action in Energy - EletriFI : Stimulating private sector investments for delivering results in the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All – Giorgios Grapsas, Policy Officer, EU
The Power Africa Toolkit: Project Preparation and Finance Resources- Sarah Bieber, Energy Officer, Beyond the Grid - USAID Power Africa
Sustainable Energy Project Facilitation for Africa - Henning Wuester, Director Knowledge, Policy & Finance, IRENA
Appui aux investissement d’efficacité Énergétique et d’Énergie renouvelable en Afrique de l’Ouest - Roger N´Guessan, SUNREF, Financements Verts- Afrique de l`Ouest
Session 12 – Triggering Investment in Clean-Energy Mini-Grids
West African Clean Energy Mini-Grid Market: Current Situation and Perspectives - Nicola Bugatti, Sustainable Energy Expert ECREEE
Green Mini Grids - Market Development Programme - Daniel-Alexander Schroth, SE4ALL Africa Hub Coordinator
DAY 4 - WEST AFRICA FORUM FOR CLEAN ENERGY FINANCE (WAFCEF) - INVESTOR FORUM & BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION
Session 13 - WAFCEF2 Business Plan Competition
Waste-to-Energy in Burkina Faso - Anton Brunt, CFO, Fasobiogaz SARL
28 MW Solar Power Plant in Ghana - Sidney Yankson, CEO Ghana Capital Partners
Singrobo - Ahouathy 44 MW Hydro Power Plant Hydro in Cote d´Ivoire - Marc Mandaba, Project Manager, Ivoire Hydro Energy S.A
Green Village Electricity Project in Nigeria - GVE Projects Ltd , Ifeanyi B. Orajaka, MD/CEO THECOGAS
Biogas Electricity Power Generation from Dakar slaughterhouse in Senegal - Mouhamadou Lamine Ndiaye, Director, SENEGAL SARL
Solar PV Micro-Facilities in Senegal, Cote d´Ivoire and the Comoros - Julie L´Allier, CFO, Station Energy Services
Production of Ethanol from Rice Straw in Nigeria - Ikuba John Ona, Project Director, Hexagon Renewables Ltd
15 MW Biomass Power Plant in Senegal - Bernard Bezencon, CEO Synthese Group Internationl (SGI)
Solar Power to Commerce in Nigeria - Titi Masha, COO, Tostep Nigeria Ltd
Decentralized Solar PV in Mali - Krishna Heeramun, Director EME West Africa
DAY 5 - WORKSHOP ON THE AFRICA CLEAN ENERGY CORRIDOR IN WEST AFRICA
Session 15 – Renewable Energy Development in West Africa
Défis et opportunités pour accélérer le déploiement des énergies renouvelables en Afrique de l'Ouest - Dr. Morlaye BANGOURA, ECOWAS Commissioner for Energy & Mines
Défis et opportunités pour accélérer le développement des énergies renouvelables en Afrique de l’Ouest - Bernard Hessou, Head of Planning, West African Power Pool, WAPP
Unlocking Africa’s Clean Energy Potential for Employment & Economic Growth - Antony Karembu,Policy Advisor, SEFA
Promotion of a climate-friendly interconnected power system in WA - Lucius Mayer-Tasch, RE Adviser GIZ/ECREEE
Session 16 - The Africa Clean Energy Corridor and the Lessons Learned from Southern and Eastern Africa
African Clean Energy Corridor - Safiatou Alzouma, Programme Officer sub-Saharan Africa, IRENA
Renewable Energy Zoning -Tijana Radojicic, Country Support and Partnerships, IRENA
The Strategic Network Development for Connection of RE IPPs In South Africa - Kevin Leask, Eskom, Transmission, Grid Planning
Session 17 – Moving from Resource Potential to Bankable Projects
Sustainable Energy Project Facilitation for Africa - Henning Wuester, Director of Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre, IRENA
Session 18 – Identifying Priorities for Developing a Clean Energy Corridor in West Africa
Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Action Agenda for ECOWAS - Mahama Kappiah, Executive Director of ECREEE