Second Stakeholder Forum of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP)
Business and Science: Leading the Way to Sustainable Energy

Held every three years as a high-level event, the Stakeholder Forum is one of the key strategic dialogue events organized by the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP).

Convening under the theme ‘Business and Science: Leading the Way to Sustainable Energy,’ the Second Stakeholder Forum will bring together EU and African ministers and heads of regional institutions, as well as more than 300 high-level delegates from public, private and non-governmental sectors with a view to galvanizing renewable energy innovation, investment and Africa-EU energy cooperation. The Forum is jointly organized by the AEEP, the Italian Government, the African Union Commission and the European Commission.

The Forum will be organized around technical thematic discussions on the AEEP themes of energy access, energy efficiency, and renewable energy and energy security on the first day, and a high-level session on the second day. In addition to plenary and specially structured panel discussions, there will be targeted networking, business match-making and media events, as well as a parallel exhibition and fair showcasing the latest technological innovations.

In the context of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change, the Forum will provide an opportunity to further contribute to discussions around the role of energy within Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) and the 2030 Agenda, including the AEEP’s contribution to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 on affordable and clean energy.

One of the expected outcomes of the meeting is a “Call to Action” in which stakeholders will announce commitments to help develop a comprehensive portfolio of activities that contribute to the 2020 Targets of the AEEP. The 2020 Targets focus on three key areas: access to modern energy services for an additional 100 million Africans; a doubling of energy security through increasing the capacity of cross-border electricity interconnections, increased use of natural gas and expanding African gas exports to Europe; and increasing the use of renewable energy, and improving energy efficiency in all sectors.

In addition, the Second Stakeholder Forum will launch a number of AEEP reports and initiatives, including the Mapping of Initiatives and Programmes in Africa Report and the Intermediate AEEP Status Report.