De-Risking Energy Financing
Gavin Serkin
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Gavin Serkin
Author of FT "must read" book Frontier, journalist and editorial consultant with particular focus on emerging & frontier markets, technology, ESG and impact investment
We’re packing our bags for Cape Town to take you to the heart of Africa’s biggest annual energy industry gathering: Africa Utility Week.
OnFrontiers is proud to support the event, now in its 18thyear that draws a crowd of 7,000 to the combined conference and exhibition. As official Research Partner, we will be hosting our #ExpertChat online forum from the Ministerial Meeting Room with special guests:
- Chris Trimble, World Bank Senior Energy Specialist
- Mamadou Biteye, Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director for Africa
- Cathy Oxby, Africa GreenCo Commercial Director
OnFrontiers Editorial Director Gavin Serkin will be channelling your questions, including:
- Ways of de-risking energy financing
- Energy efficiency in architecture
- Inter-connectivity within the African continent in infrastructure projects to drive economic growth and development
- The role of civil society and professional associations in driving energy projects
- Extending energy to farmers
- Private sector activities
- Financing solar projects for small-scale manufacturing
- Integrating mini-grids and home solar alongside national utility grids for 100% access
- Assessing multilaterals’ participation in energy
- National policy contexts most favorable to distributed energy resources and microgrids
Join us on May 16 at 11:30am in New York, 4:30pm in London or 5:30pm in Cape Town
Register to secure your spot for Tuesday’s live #ExpertChat