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 FasoYAMEOGO Jean De Dieu, Directeur des Energies Renouvelables et des Energies Domestiques

SE4ALL Action Agenda Cabo Verde - Mário Oliveira

SE4ALL Action Agenda Côte d'IvoireN’GORAN KONAN Norbert, Directeur de la Maîtrise de l’Energie et des Energies Renouvelables

SE4ALL Action Agenda Guinea BissauBiabe 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 GuineaDr. 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 AppareilsOlola 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 NigeriaAbayomi 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 CountriesHenning Wuester, Director Knowledge, Policy & Finance, IRENA

Policy Instruments for Promoting Grid-Connected RE in the ECOWAS RegionMahama Kappiah, Executive Director, ECREEE

Session 10 – Available Instruments for Project Preparatory Activities and Finance

Synthesis of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Action Agendas for ECOWASKarin 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