The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC) has announced the forthcoming Africa Sustainable Energy Dialogue (ASED), which is scheduled to take place virtually on Friday, 16 May 2025 at 13:00 GMT.
Held under the theme “Bridging Africa’s energy access gap – Challenges, innovations & the path forward,” the high-level forum seeks to address the persistent issue of limited energy access across sub-Saharan Africa, where over 600 million people remain without reliable electricity.
The event will serve as a platform to deliberate on practical policy strategies, explore innovative energy solutions and foster public-private sector collaboration.
Organisers expect the dialogue to convene more than 1,000 participants, including global and national policymakers, energy leaders, development partners, academics, and private sector stakeholders.
Discussions are anticipated to focus on aligning efforts with the continent’s sustainable development goals and accelerating the transition to clean and reliable energy systems.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Dr Omar Farouk Ibrahim (Nigeria) – Secretary-General of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO) and Regional Chair for Africa at the World Energy Council
- Kweku Awotwi (Ghana) – Board Chairman, United Bank for Africa-Ghana and former Executive Vice President of Tullow Oil PLC
- Professor Emeritus Abubakar Sani Sambo (Nigeria) – Former Special Adviser to the President on Energy and ex-Director-General, Energy Commission of Nigeria
- Dr. Alfred Ofosu Ahenkorah (Ghana) – Former Executive Secretary, Energy Commission of Ghana
- Monique Motty (Congo) – Senior Project Manager, African Development Bank Group
- Noureddine Hamri (Morocco) – Founder, Turn Up the Light
- Daniel Bungey (Kenya) – Energy and Environment Specialist, Norwegian Refugee Council
- Sabrine Emran (Morocco) – Senior Energy Economist, Policy Centre for the New South and Board Member, Future Energy Leaders (FEL), World Energy Council
The session will be moderated by Phoebe Ayitey (Ghana) – Deputy Executive Director, ASEC and Keith Katyora (South Africa) – Senior Manager, Grid Expansion and Energy Systems, Energy Council of South Africa
Strategic partners for this year’s edition include the Southern African Power Pool (Zimbabwe), The Brew-Hammond Energy Centre – KNUST (Ghana), World Energy Council – Kenya Member Committee, FEL Nigeria, Harmer Visuals (UK) and Energy Media Group (Ghana).
