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Event: Webinar
Renewable energy in Africa – preparing for the game-changer
Date: 14 September 2021|Location: Online|
Join this webinar on Renewable energy in Africa – preparing for a gamechanger. Presenting needs and upcoming opportunities for off-grid and mini-grid projects in the C&I space, the policy environment and regulatory requirements in East Africa, coupled with access to financing.
Date and time
Date: 14 September 2021
Time: 14:00
Location: Online
Additional information: Free of charge
This digital event is organised by Eksport Finanace Norway (Eksfin), NORWEP, The Solar Energy Cluster and Innovation Norway. Participation is free of charge.
Welcome and Upcoming business delegation and events:
West Afrika delegasjon – eksportseminar – internasjonal energy forum – Horizon Europe Webinar
Setting the scene: a game changer? South Africa’s new policy for companies to set up own power stations up to 100 MW Empower New Energy
New report presenting Off-grid renewable energy policy environment for commercial sector in Kenya and East Africa
Innovation Norway East Africa
Needs and opportunities
NRC Kenya, Equinor LNG, Yara Tanzania
Opportunities within off-grid solutions to energy intensive industry
Scatec
Access to financing
Export Finance Norway (Eksfin)
The Norwegian O&G and renewable landscape
Norwep
Q&A and closing remarks
With South Africa changing their regulations raising the exemption threshold for the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) licensing requirement from 1MW to 100MW many point to this as a gamechanger. According to a 2019 Multiconsult report, there is a potential for the development of more than 100,000 mini-grids in Africa by 2024. In addition, there are over 18 million households in East Africa alone who do not have access to electricity today. There is particularly focus on off-grid solutions as a cost-effective way to provide energy in these areas.
