Date & Time: 1 - 3 September 2020

Organizer: Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Nigeria (AHK Nigeria)

Description: The first-ever virtual WACEE (eWACEE) exhibition and conference will be organized by the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Nigeria (AHK Nigeria) and will run from 1 – 30 September 2020.

eWACEE will provide a platform for exhibitors in the clean energy, water, and circular economy sectors to showcase their latest innovations and new products to over 5000 visitors for a period of 30-days. The exhibition will be complemented by a 4-day live conference comprising of presentations, keynote sessions, and panel discussions among relevant stakeholders and decision-makers.

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Date: 1 - 3 September 2020

Organizer: Clarion Energy

Description: Three exciting days of live conference sessions, technical presentations, networking opportunities and an exclusive Utility CEO Forum will form part of the programme of the upcoming Virtual Future Energy East Africa from 1-3 September 2020.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers of this long running regional conference and exhibition have decided to cancel the live event that was scheduled to take place from 1-2 September in Nairobi. However, the event will proceed with a fully-fledged programme online. This will be the 22nd edition of Future Energy East Africa.

Highlights of Virtual Future Energy East Africa will include:

Conference: 1-3 Sep 2020

- Keynote

- Country focus roundtables

Utility CEO Forum: 2-3 Sep 2020

Matchmaking: 1-3 Sep 2020

- Throughout the three-day event programme

Training sessions: 1-3 Sep 2020

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Date: September 2020 - February 2021

Organizers: CbI Meetings and African Energy

Description: The 7th AIX: Power & Renewables will be a series of monthly meetings held in a virtual environment between September 2020 to February 2021, with live streaming, fringe events, an online exhibition and networking opportunities.

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Date & Time: 31 August 2020 at 3 pm West Central Africa

Organizer: GEPLAW Consults Ltd & George Etomi & Partners

Description: Renewable Energy Projects in Nigeria Post COVID-19.

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Date & Time: 27 August 2020 at 2:00 pm CAT

Organizer: SegenSolar

Description: This training session will provide a thorough and engaging run down of the Kodak products.

The team of experts are excited to provide in-depth information on KODAK Solar Products.

The SegenSolar team will cover all the regulatory requirements around installing the various products together, as well as practical guidance on wiring, communication settings and much more.

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Date & Time: 27 August 2020 at 4 pm CAT

Organizer: ATA Insights

Description: Nigeria has long been considered the Giant of Africa, having the biggest economy and more than 200 million people. However, more than 40% of its inhabitants currently live without electricity and this problem only gets worst in rural communities. In this webinar, you will learn more about Nigeria’s plans to deploy minigrids as part of its plan to increase access to electricity to 90% by 2030 and at least 10% of renewable energy mix by 2025.

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Date & Time: 26 - 27 August 2020 at 2 pm - 5 pm South Africa Time Zone

Organizer: Euroconvention Global

Description: As the world transitions into a Green Recovery, we invite you to join RENPOWER Africa: Mining and Renewables – Online Conference. This exclusive virtual event will give you an insight to Africa’s mining industry commitment to a greener and sustainable environment as well as the opportunity to network with mining and renewable energy key stakeholders in a post-pandemic recovery stage. 

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Date & Time: 25 August 2020 at 10:30 am CAT

Organizer: SegenSolar

Description: This session will cover:

1. Goodwe & Pylontech systems in seconds;
2. Hybrid systems: what they are, how they work and what scenarios they are suitable for;
3. Sizing and specifying a system using Goodwe Hybrid with Pylontech;
4. Basic Installation procedure;
5. Advanced configuration such as WiFi setup and firmware update;
6. GoodWe’s remote monitoring portal.

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Date & Time: 25 August 2020 at 10 am CAT

Organizer: Jubaili Bros Solar

Description: This event is addressed to design engineers and all stakeholders interested in how to minimize the amount of excess power delivered to the grid. They will go through the devices, configuration required and how to tackle power export in areas where net-metering is not allowed by the public grid authority.

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Date & Time: 25 August 2020 at 10 am CAT

Organizer: Solar Show Africa

Description: In recent years, the industry has been chasing higher and higher efficiency, and lower production costs. However, with current cell technologies, efficiency-boosting innovations are increasingly hard to come by. This is leading the industry to focus on other ways to improve module efficiency and lower project investment.

In this Webinar, they are going to discuss balancing module efficiency and cost. Carl Lee, Sales Director of EMEA at Seraphim Solar, was invited to talk about the optical and electrical advantages of 9 busbar cells, reduced shading, mismatch loss, and bifacial power gains in Seraphim’s newest product.

With new data, Carl will demonstrate how these improvements increase module power outputs and how the CAPEX of solar projects, as well as the LCOE, will decrease markedly. Through flexible application demonstrations and operation simulations in varied locations like Europe, Asia, and the Americas this webinar will illustrate the potential for these module-level innovations to positively impact LCOE.

Join this Webinar to learn how to balance efficiency and cost as well as improve energy yield at system level.

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Date & Time: 13 August 2020 at 13h00 GMT

Organizer: ESI Africa

Description: The Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) market is set to realise exponential growth as global corporations are now looking more at this market for renewable energy procurement solutions to fulfil their decarbonisation objectives.

Corporations bought a record amount of clean energy through PPAs in 2019, up more than 40% from the previous year’s record.

According to the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s 1H 2020 Corporate Energy Market Outlook, some 19.5GW of clean energy contracts were signed by more than 100 corporations in 23 different countries in 2019. This was up from 13.6GW in 2018, and more than triple the activity seen in 2017.

The high profile RE100 campaign, a global corporate leadership initiative bringing together influential businesses committed to sourcing 100% renewable electricity, has seen some of the world’s largest companies commit to this goal.

The RE100 totaled 221 members through 2019, collectively consuming 233TWh of electricity in 2018, based on their latest filings – slightly less than South Africa’s entire power generation fleet.

Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates these 221 RE100 companies will need to purchase an additional 210TWh of clean electricity in 2030 to meet their targets.

As onsite power becomes the new norm, CPPAs will likely continue to be the preferred choice in enabling corporates’ meet their decarbonisation goals while ensuring stable power supply and low energy costs.

This live discussion will provide information on the benefits and risks involved with regards to the evolving nature of CPPAs.

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Date & Time: 6 August 2020 at 4 PM South Africa Standard Time

Organizer: Germany-Africa Business Forum

Description: While Covid-19 has hit world markets very hard, African economies are showing more resilience than others. Out of the 37 countries escaping recession this year, 22 are Africans according to the IMF’s latest forecasts. Before of post Covid-19, Africa will remain the fastest growing region in the world, and one where a new world also means new deals. German companies have increasingly made successful business in Africa over the recent past, and opportunities for German businesses and public sector companies will only grow as Africa builds sustainability and cleaner energy mixes in a post Covid-19 world.

To explore the opportunities offered to German companies in a post Covid-19 Africa, the Germany-Africa Business Forum (GABF) will be organizing an exclusive webinar in August in cooperation with Africa Oil & Power. The event will be exploring the deals that are set to shape up the post-Covid-19 German-African economic and business relations.

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Date & Time: 6 August 2020 at 02:00 PM in Harare, Pretoria

Organizer: AFSIA - Africa Solar Industry Association

Description: Discover the latest technologies and innovations used to increase yields and productivity thanks to the use of solar. Find out about innovative business models proposed by these successful companies to farmers benefit more from their day-to-day efforts.

We will also learn about some case studies showing how the use of solar in different applications is benefitting rural communities with very concrete impact on their local economy.

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Date & Time: 29 July 2020 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM BST

Organizers: ESI Africa and Mining Review Africa

Description: With increasing renewable energy options and higher energy penetrations, the integration of renewable energy into existing thermal grids is increasing.

But how can buyers and sellers ensure maximum energy savings while also ensuring the lowest technical risk for the host plant without incurring significant additional costs in the process?

Good integration of variable renewable energy into the existing thermal energy grid should not impact on the energy system/grid’s stability and reliability.  

Join ESI Africa and Mining Review Africa for a live discussion where their panel of technical experts will provide insights on how to evaluate renewable energy offerings and how to balance commercial PPA obligations while maintaining grid stability.

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Date & Time: 28 July 2020 at 14:00 – 15:30 CEST

Organizer: Alliance for Rural Electrification

Description: ARE, supported by GET.invest, has the pleasure to invite you to the webinar “Funding & fast-tracking health facility electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa” on 28 July 2020 at 14:00 – 15:30 CEST.

This webinar is the second in a series of webinars organised by ARE and supported by GET.invest. Building on “Electrifying Rural Health Facilities: Ongoing Initiatives & Innovative Solutions” held on 18 June 2020, this webinar will focus on how funding for projects to electrify rural health facilities can be structured and fast-tracked moving forward. 

GET.invest is a European programme that mobilises investments in renewable energy, supported by the European Union, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Austria.

The webinar will feature:

• High-level opening remarks;
• Launch of publication: “Best practices for electrifying rural health facilities with decentralised renewables” with a particular emphasis on funding structures of DRE projects that electrify rural health facilities;
• Panel discussion on how to fast-track funding for health facility electrification.

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Date & Time: 27 July 2020 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM BST

Organizer: Jinko Solar

Description: The market of the Commercial & Industrial segment has started maturing in Sub-Saharan Africa in the last few years. The dominant business model up till now is a direct purchase, however, some companies are also offering financing options including PPA and rental & leasing.

Renewable energy projects, in general, require substantial capital investments and depend on predictable, long-term cash flows in order to provide investment returns that can attract that capital, operators and investors should understand the risks and how to mitigate them.

In this webinar, Jinko Solar together with AREF & Huawei,  will address the risks in renewable energy projects and to which party can they be assigned; how risks can be managed, and at what cost; and which risks can be eliminated in order to make solar PV C&I investments viable in the long run.

This session will look at: 

• Overview of the C & I market in Sub-Saharan Africa;
• Introducing latest Jinko’s innovation and potential impact on C & I in projects SSA;
• Consideration for component reliability in solar PV plants;
• How to manage long term project risks to ensure minimal deviation from expected returns;
• Key considerations for investing in solar PV projects in Africa;
• Hindrances to achieving short payback periods in solar PV projects;
• Fuse Free Design, Low maintenance product and Low Failure higher availability;
• IV Curve & Fusion solar monitoring & AFCI for mitigating fire risk to ensure safety of the PV plant.

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Date & Time: 23 July 2020 at 5:00 PM

Organizer: Energy Society of Kenya

Description: The Energy Society of Kenya would like to invite you to the first of a series of Webinars that will be held every month to be held on 23rd July 2020 from 5:00-6:30 PM.

The Webinar will be a discussion session on the topic  "Electric Vehicles In Kenya: Opportunities and Challenges".

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Date & Time: 22 July 2020 at 14h00 CEST

Organizer: Alliance for Rural Electrification

Description: With discussants from private sector decentralised renewable energy (DRE) companies, as well as from the GET.invest Finance Catalyst, the webinar will feature:

• Feedback from DRE companies on support instruments needed, especially in the face of Covid-19;
• Presentation of GET.invest support instruments for DRE companies;
• Sharing of lessons learnt from DRE companies on how to make use of GET.invest support instruments in practice.

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Date & Time: 22 July 2020 at 13:00 GMT

Organizers: Mining Review Africa and ESI Africa 

Description: Private sector insurance is increasingly being used as a tool to help facilitate investment into Africa’s power sector. Insurance can help to mitigate risks in both captive or grid power projects.

Lessons learnt from recent claims experiences as well as opportunities, such as credit enhancement mechanisms, can be used as a good parameter by which to compare investment risks with insurance costs.

Did you know that when seeking insurance on renewable energy risks there are specific factors to consider?

Join Mining Review Africa and ESI Africa for a live webinar discussion that will unpack some of the recent changes in insurance coverage as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as other macro-economic related issues.

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Date: 16 July 2020

Organizer: Solarplaza

Description: Find out from key stakeholders how the industry should tackle the challenges related to transitioning from fossil fuels to solar + hydrogen.

This virtual event creates a unique convergence of opportunities to learn, network and interactively share knowledge with a global group of peers.

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