Summit Sponsor:
Washington D.C. 6 - 7 March 2025
The Powering Africa Summit (PAS25) returns to Washington, D.C., to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
This year, we will honour a decade of collaborative progress in the African energy sector and deepen our commitment to advancing energy access and sustainable development across the continent.
Under the theme “Capital Flows Underpinning the Energy Transition,” PAS25 will focus on the essential role of finance in accelerating energy projects across Africa. With an enhanced regional approach, the summit will provide a unique platform to explore strategic opportunities and partnerships tailored to address the specific energy needs of Southern, Eastern, Western, and Northern Africa.
The two-day agenda promises high-level addresses, interactive panels, and exclusive boardroom meetings designed to facilitate impactful connections between U.S. Government stakeholders, ministers and leaders of government from across the African continent, institutional investors, private financiers, and service and technology providers from North America and Africa.
Save the date for a landmark 10th-anniversary that will bring together the key players in the U.S.-Africa energy ecosystem for fresh insights into the latest energy innovations and game-changing discussions.
In 2025, we are taking a regional approach, focusing on energy cooperation in the continent's South, East, West, and North.
Agenda Highlights:
- Ministerial Keynote Addresses from African leadership on advancing regional energy strategies
- Utility Keynote Panels featuring CEOs showcasing future projects and investment opportunities
- Special Session on South Africa’s Energy Sector, providing critical insights on restructuring and growth in this key market
- Regional Focus Sessions spotlighting energy projects in North, South, East, and West Africa
- Closed-door boardrooms facilitating private discussions between U.S. and African stakeholders
- 10th Anniversary Gala Evening – held on March 6, aligning with International Women’s Day. This evening is to celebrate progress achieved and partnerships formed, with particular tribute to women driving change in the energy sector.
Speakers Highlights:
- H.E. Honourable Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, Nigeria
- H.E. Honourable Mahmoud Mustafa Kamal Esmat, Minister of Electricity & Renewable Energy, Egypt
- H.E. Honourable Ismael Nabe, Minister of Planning & International Cooperation, Guinea
- H.E. Honourable Nani Juwara, Minister of Petroleum & Energy, The Gambia
- H.E. Honourable Rohey John Manjang, Minister of Environment, Climate Change & Natural Resources, The Gambia
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“PAS24 will provide our organization with the chance to expand our connections with both public and private sectors. Since 2013 we have harnessed the collective resources of 12 U.S. government agencies and over 200 public and private sector partners to end energy poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, helping to deliver new or improved electricity services to nearly 200 million people across that region,”
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“Sun Africa is dedicated to shaping the future of sustainable power in Africa, and the Powering Africa Summit is an important catalyst for transformative discussions on energy innovation and policy on the continent. Sun Africa is constantly looking to strengthen partnerships and drive impactful change as a leader in the industry, so we are very pleased to participate and sponsor this year’s event.”
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“Over the years, the African Development Bank, a AAA-rated Multi-Lateral Development Bank in Africa, has participated and sponsored the Powering Africa Summit - a platform that the Bank has used to engage with U.S. Government stakeholders, institutional investors, private financiers and developers; and Ministers/Government officials from the Bank’s member countries, on topical issues pertaining to Africa’s energy sector. At PAS 2024, the Bank will use the opportunity to advance dialogue on the unique characteristics underpinning Africa’s Energy Transition to the global stage and display its leadership role in partnering its member countries to develop innovative mechanisms that guarantee Africa’s energy security, whilst also addressing climate change challenges along the journey to achieving net zero”.
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"The Powering Africa Summit presents an excellent opportunity for energy project and infrastructure developers, innovative companies, and policymakers to foster relationships that can help advance Africa's energy independence and prosperity. At Marathon Digital Holdings, we develop and deploy advanced technologies that support the energy transition by converting clean, stranded, or otherwise underutilized energy into economic value, all while securing the world's preeminent blockchain ledger. Our mission aligns with Powering Africa Summit's, and we therefore look forward to joining other industry leaders in celebrating the continent's rich energy resources and blooming potential for sustainable energy development."
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"Powering Africa Summit serves as a pivotal platform for Power Africa and Prosper Africa’s Clean Tech Energy Network, as it brings together key stakeholders dedicated to advancing clean energy initiatives across the continent. We are committed to leveraging this platform to strengthen private company participation in the clean tech energy sector. To facilitate this, we provide a space in a private meeting room for meaningful dialogues to unfold between African delegations, US Government Agencies, and private U.S. clean tech companies.”