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Welcome Remarks:
- Simon Gosling, Managing Director, EnergyNet
- Abdoulaye Sylla, Portfolio Manager & Head of Corporate Development, EnergyNet
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Speakers:
H.E. Honourable Robert Koffi Messan Eklo, Minister of Mines and Energy Resources, Togolese Republic
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120 minsRSVP required, please contact EnergyNet Team if not received
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How do we work together to realise the region's potential and increase regional energy integration?
Open to All. Held under Chatham House Rule
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- Stream 1
- What renewable projects across solar, wind & hydro are in the pipeline?
- What blueprints can be taken from projects in Senegal, Togo, Benin & Côte d'Ivoire?
- Making hydro successful in changing climate conditions.
- How is West Africa aligning energy policies with global climate goals while meeting local development needs?
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How are projects being re-modelled to align with sustainable energy goals?
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Leveraging new discoveries and pipelines.
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How will growing gas production opportunities in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire change the region's energy landscape and bolster the WAGP & Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline.
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Meeting investment demand.
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- WAPP: Insight in to plans to accelerate power pool trading.
- Facilitating private sector involvement in regional transmission projects?
- Identifying technical requirements for integrating renewables while ensuring stability of grids?
- Implementing harmonised policies.
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- Integrating off-grid solutions with national grid plans to ensure a cohesive energy strategy and more permanent energy access solutions for rural communities.
- Optimising private-public partnerships to accelerate projects.
- How are regulatory environments preparing for deployment and scalability for off-grid?
- Blended financing to scale up Off- grid.
- Incorporating local financing institutions and local currency.
- Examples of profitable financing models.
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- How much of Mission 300 is focused on West Africa and what projects need to be implemented in the region as part of Mission 300?
- Where are the existing initiatives, projects and financing in the region and what are the partnership opportunities?
- Estimated funding needed so that West Africa can achieve its regional objectives
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- Replicating successful PPP case studies on a regional level.
- How can PPP's help unlock funding for government projects?
- What is the role of sovereign wealth funds & international finance in PPPs?
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- What is the current state of storage?
- How can West Africa lead the way for BESS developments and how are current programmes progressing?
- How do we reach competitive pricing and how long is the realistic timeframe for this?
- How can we ensure stability & reliability in renewable heavy grid?
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- What innovation has been put to the test?
- How is digitalisation playing an increasing role?
- What role is there for financing?
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- Engaging stakeholders to create financial mechanisms for mitigating currency risk in energy infrastructure financing.
- What financial instruments are available?
- What regional coordination needs to be put in place?
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