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Second High-Level Meeting (HLM) of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) - “Taking the Next Step: Africa and the EU are tackling energy challenges together”
11-13 February 2014 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Highlights for Wednesday, 12 February 2014
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The official opening session of the Second High-Level Meeting of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) took place on Wednesday morning, with welcome speeches by: Aboubakari Baba Moussa, Director of Infrastructure and Energy Department, AUC, for the AEEP African Co-Chair; Franz Marré, Head of Division, Water, Energy, Urban Development, Geosciences Sector, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany, on behalf of the European Co-Chair, Germany; Ambassador Gary Quince, Head of Delegation of the European Union to the African Union; and H.E. Elham Ibrahim, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, AUC.
Participants then convened in a plenary session titled “The Road from 2010 to 2014: Developments of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership.” The session reviewed the origins and history of the AEEP and highlighted key milestones in the partnership so far, including the convening of Stakeholder Consultations and implementation of the Africa-EU Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme (RECP). The session concluded with a presentation and discussion of the AEEP Status Report on progress, achievements and future perspectives in achieving the AEEP 2020 Targets.
In the afternoon, participants met in plenary for a thematic panel discussion titled “Chicken and Egg?”: Enabling Environment and Energy Investment Projects.” Thereafter, participants convened in three parallel sessions addressing: energy access; energy security and regional integration; and financing renewable energy projects.
In the evening delegates attended a gala dinner organized by the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Ethiopia.
On Thursday, delegates will continue their deliberations during the high-level segment of the meeting, which will feature keynote addresses and panel discussions with energy ministers and heads of key stakeholder institutions.
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Panel (L-R):
Klaus Rudischauser, Deputy Director General, DG Development and Cooperation, European Commision; Franz Marré, Head of Division 313, Water, Energy, Urban Development, Geosciences Sector, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany; Amb. Gary Quince, Head of Delegation of the EU to the AU; H.E. Elham Ibrahim, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, AUC; Wolfgang Moser, Head of Unit, Department for International Cooperation, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria; and Moderator Aboubakari Baba Moussa, Director, Infrastructure and Energy Department, AUC
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Panel (L-R):
Jacob Waslander, Head, Climate Change and Energy Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands; Robert Pavel Oimeke, Energy Regulatory Commission, Kenya; Wichard von Harrach, Neo Energies; Albert Butare, Africa Energy Services Group; Klaus Rudischhauser, European Commission; and Moderator Mike Enskat, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit
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Panel on Energy Access (L-R):
Moderator Ishmael Edjekumhene, Kumasi Institute of Technology and Environment; Carsten Hellpap, Energising Development Partnership; Jean Pierre Kedi, Electricity Sector Regulatory Agency, Cameroon; Lennart Deridder, EU; Gifty Tettey, Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Ghana; Nico Peterschmidt, INENSUS GmbH; Diarra Mahamadou Karamoko, Mali Folkcentre; and Rajcoomar Bikoo, Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities, Mauritius
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Panel on Energy, Security and Regional Integration (L-R):
Elijah Sichone, Executive Secretary, Regional Electricity Regulators Association of Southern Africa; Daniel Schroth, SE4All Africa-Hub Coordinator, African Development Bank; Aboubakari Baba Moussa, Director, Infrastructure and Energy Department, AUC; Roberto Ridolfi, European Commission; Christoph Mayer, Regional Director for Africa, Andritz Hydro, Austria; and Babatunde Adeyemo, Director, West African Power Pool
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Panel on Financing Renewable Energy Projects (L-R):
Moderator Johan van den Berg, CEO, South African Wind Energy Association; Rashid Abdallah, Regional Geothermal Programme Expert, AUC; Helke Rüttgers, Head of Division, ACP Policy and Portfolio, European Investment Bank; Admassu Tadesse, CEO and President, PTA Bank, Kenya; Bernard Osawa, Senior Project Manager, Frontier Investment, Denmark; and Willem Dolleman, Director and Founder, Lake Turkana Wind Power, Kenya
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Meeting resources
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Meeting programme
Background documents
Exhibition
Website for the First AEEP HLM, 14-15 September 2010, Vienna, Austria
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Africa Clean Energy Corridor High-Level Meeting, Fourth session of the IRENA Assembly, World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2014, and IRENA Renewable Energy Jobs Conference, 17-22 January 2014, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
IISD RS summary report of the Vienna Energy Forum (VEF) 2013 - “One year after Rio+20: the energy future we want”, 28-30 May 2013, Vienna, Austria (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS summary report of the Fifth meeting of pilot countries participating in the Scaling up Renewable Energy Program in Low Income Countries (SREP), 28-30 May 2013, Bandos Island, Maldives (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of the High Level Meeting on Energy and the Post-2015 Development Agenda, 9 April 2013, Oslo, Norway
IISD RS coverage of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) - Global Forum for Sustainable Energy (GFSE) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) - UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) High Level Energy Forum, 29-31 October 2012, Accra, Ghana
IISD RS summary report of the First AEEP Stakeholder Forum, 9-10 May 2012, Cape Town, South Africa (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of the High-Level Conference of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) - “Achieving Sustainable Energy for All” (SE4ALL) and SIDS Rio+20 Meeting, 7-9 May 2012, Bridgetown, Barbados
IISD RS coverage of WFES 2012, 16-19 January 2012, Abu Dhabi, UAE
IISD RS coverage of the High-Level Africa Consultative Forum on Renewable Energy, 8-9 July 2011, Abu Dhabi, UAE
IISD RS briefing note of the Ministerial Meeting on Energy and Green Industry, 21-22 June 2011, Vienna, Austria (HTML - PDF) and Vienna Energy Forum 2011, 21-23 June 2011, Vienna, Austria (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of WFES 2011, 17-20 January 2011, Abu Dhabi, UAE
IISD RS summary report of the First AEEP HLM, 14-15 September 2010, Vienna, Austria (HTML - PDF)
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