Sahara Wind at the Ministerial Conference Italy-Africa: Working Together for a Sustainable Energy Future on October 13-14th 2014
On the occasion of the Italian Presidency of the EU, together with the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) and in cooperation with the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a Dialogue session of the private sector working in off-grid renewable energy. The forum brought together major European and African private sector practitioners to discuss pertinent issues with regard to investing in Africa's renewable energy market. This event premiered the Africa Energy Outlook of the International Energy Agency (IEA) and a technical workshop on "How to deal with risks in the African energy sector". The conference saw the participation of main international energy institutions like IEA, IRENA, UN agencies, and global initiatives such as the UN Sustainable Energy for All.
The conference was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Piazzale della Farnesina 1, Rome, Italy.
For more information contact:
AEEP Secretariat
EU Energy Initiative
Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF)
secretariat(at)aeep-conference.org
Tel. +49 61 96 79 1667
Tel: +32 2 709 55 42
The Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) is a long-term framework for political dialogue and cooperation between Africa and Europe.
