U.S. Secretary of Energy, African Energy Ministers Convening to Discuss Challenges Facing Africa Power Sector

3 October 2011
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Corporate Council on Africa (Washington, DC)
press release

WHAT:

Africa’s Power Sector Ministerial Forum, the kickoff event for the 8th Biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit, will include presentations by African Ministers of Energy and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chu.  It is a rare forum for African decision makers in the power sector and American investors to meet to discuss feasible investments and new opportunities in Africa.  More than two-thirds of countries in sub-Saharan Africa are currently experiencing a debilitating power crisis.  Energy infrastructure plays an important role in African economies and is critical for development.

The Forum is being hosted by The Corporate Council on Africa and the U.S. government.

WHEN: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4
    9:15 a.m.  Remarks by Dr. Steven Chu, U.S. Secretary of Energy

WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center,
    1300 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C.

WHO: Presenters to include:

  • Dr. Steven Chu, U.S. Secretary of Energy
  • Bart Nnaji, Minister of Power, Nigeria
  • Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Deputy Minister of Energy, Ghana
  • William Ngeleja, Minister for Energy and Minerals, Tanzania
  • Carlos Pascual, Special Envoy for International Energy Affairs, U.S. Dept.of State

Paul Hinks, Chief Executive Officer, Symbion Power

Nils Tcheyan, Director, Africa Energy Policy, General Electric

CONTACT:   Barbara Fallon, Corporate Council on Africa, (202) 263-3531,
bfallon@africacncl.org

ON WEB:  www.africacncl.org

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