The Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) will be hosting the tenth AEEP Energy Talks on "Utilising Renewable Hydrogen to Decarbonise Value Chains and Drive Development in Africa and the EU" on May 3rd, 2023. The virtual event will focus on the potential of renewable hydrogen to transform the energy landscape in Africa and the European Union (EU).
Category: Thriving Political Dialogue
The launch of the flagship projects in the climate and energy sectors in Africa is an important step in the EU’s efforts to enhance collaboration and achieve the aims of the Africa-EU Green Energy Initiative (AEGEI). The Africa-EU Energy Partnership, as the political dialogue arm of the AEGEI, supports the achievement of just energy transitions on both continents.
On 1 March, 14:00-15:30 CET, the AEEP Energy Talks will explore the results of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership’s second annual ‘European Financial Flows on SDG7 to Africa’ report. The results of the report indicate that the achievement of SDG7 is feasible by 2034.
On 21 February, 16:30-18:30 (CET), the AEEP Secretariat will host a networking event to launch the second annual report on ‘European Financial Flows on SDG7 to Africa’. The event takes place during the Spanish International Renewable Energy Conference (SPIREC) on 21-23 February in Madrid, Spain and it constitutes one of the biggest industrial gatherings for renewable energy in the world.
Preceding its 13th Assembly, IRENA hosted a meeting which underlined the planning process to establish an African Continental Power Systems Master Plan (CMP). The meeting was attended by heads of state, ministers, energy decision-makers, multilateral organisations, global stakeholders, and private sector actors. The session concluded that the CMP will lower the cost of energy, create a large energy market, and promote the sharing of energy resources.