Sahara Group Promotes Intra-African Partnership, Investments to Accelerate Energy Access 

An annual event, the AEW brings together leaders, innovators, and experts in the energy sector to discuss and shape the future of energy in Africa. The 2023 theme is ‘The African Energy Renaissance: Prioritizing Energy Poverty, People, the Planet, Industrialization and Free Markets.’

Key conversations at the event will include bringing energy responsibly to more than 600 million people in Africa without access to electricity and over 900 million with no access to clean cooking fuel, among other energy needs in Africa.

The head, Corporate Communications at Sahara Group,  Bethel Obioma,  said the company’s delegation to the AEW would, through presentations at different panels and strategic meetings, seek to galvanise stakeholders towards a shared vision of collaboration and cooperation to enhance capacity, efficiency, productivity, and sustainability across the energy value chain in Africa.

“African governments and businesses need to join forces as the continent navigates the path of strategies, policies and investments required to deliver a sustainable future for Africa’s energy sector. Collaboration across-the-board will transmit a clear message that Africa is united in its drive towards a just energy transition that ensures access and affordability, leaving no one behind,” he added.

Sahara Group’s delegation includes, Ejiro Gray, Director, Governance and Sustainability, Sahara Group, Emmanuel Magani, Managing Director, Sahara Group Limited, Henry Menkiti, Chief Operating Officer, Asharami Energy (A Sahara Group Upstream Company), Nicolas Mignot; Chief Financial officer, Sahara Energy International Geneva, and  the head, Commercial and Planning, Asharami Energy, Dr. Tosin Etomi.