Row rect Shape Decorative svg added to bottom EVENTS Imagination inspires action. We’ll help you get it done. Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Insights and Events > Imagination inspires action. We’ll help you get it done. SHARE As one of Africa’s leading financial partners in the energy sector, we expect to commit funding to a number of exciting energy projects over the next 24 months. Imagination inspires action as Policy change fast tracks business value. Businesses are now allowed to produce up to 100MW of power without the need for a generation license from NERSA (The National Energy Regulator of SA). It is a new era that marks an estimated R75bn of construction sector related economic activity that could potentially be unlocked over the next few years. The announcement on 10 June 2021 was a game changer on many levels. Absa, as one of Africa’s leading financial partners in the energy sector, expects to commit funding to a number of exciting energy projects over the next 24 months. About Africa Energy Forum Over the last 22 years the African Energy Forum (AEF) has earned a reputation as the most meaningful gathering of decision-makers in African energy to form partnerships, identify opportunities and move the industry forward. AEF brings together organisations in the sector, delivering an intensive and impactful networking experience; for more information on the forum, visit their page: https://www.africa-energy-forum.com/ Our speakers: Camillo Atampugre, Director: Resources & Energy Date: Tuesday, 16 November 2021 Time: 14:15 – 15:45 Panel: Interactive Boardroom: Gas Pricing Structures and the Global Opportunity for Africa With increasing global gas prices what role can Africa play in the international gas market Theuns Ehlers, Head: Resource & Project Finance Date: Wednesday, 17 November 2021 Time: 09:45 – 11:15 Panel: Interactive Boardroom: Is the Current IPP Model Sustainable? Is the IPP model robust enough to handle international climate financing, renewables, battery storage, hydrogen, increased competition and macro trends? Has the pandemic put the current IPP model at risk? What government support can IPPs expect in the future? What can they afford? How will this change the nature of IPP contracts? If you’re ready to realise potential, we’re ready for you. The bravery to imagine and the will to get things done. That’s Africanacity https://cib.absa.africa/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/file_example_MP3_700KB.mp3 Related Articles POWER, UTILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE INSIGHTS The Risk Problem with Investors Treating African Energy as One Market The El Niño-linked drought that parched Southern Africa in 2024 emptied one of the most important pieces of energy infrastructure on the continent. Lake Kariba, which stretches across the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, dropped towards some of its lowest usable levels in years as rainfall across the Zambezi basin dwindled. Read more POWER, UTILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE INSIGHTS Africa’s Power Market is Learning to Share British power developer Gridworks recently signed two landmark agreements with the Government of Uganda to begin construction on the Amari Project, widely regarded as Africa’s first independent transmission project to reach this phase. Read more POWER, UTILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE INSIGHTS Africa’s Industries Are Power Hungry, And Investors Want a Seat at the Table When New York-based energy firm Hydro-Link partnered last year with Swiss infrastructure group Mitrelli to develop a 1,150-kilometre transmission line between Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the logic behind the investment was difficult to miss. Read more
