Time
Session
- 09:00 – 09:10
- Introductions and recap of Day 1
- 09:10 – 10:45
Ministerial Opening
This high-level discussion will focus on balancing Energy Security and Accessibility with the commitment to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050 and the SDG 7 goals for affordable and clean energy.
i. How can the Continent build the energy infrastructure required to achieve the AU Agenda 2063 goals to accelerate industrialisation, economic diversification and trade on the continent?
ii. Addressing the increasing energy demand in Africa and reconciling this with climate change obligations.
iii. The provision of affordable and clean energy. Can Africa’s abundant resources be utilised to achieve these vital needs?
iv. What are the enabling technologies needed to safely monitor and operate energy assets?
- 10:45 – 11:15
- Ministerial Media Interviews and Tea Break for Delegates
- 11:00 – 11:45
Report on the UN Secretary General Initiative
Critical Energy Transition Minerals
- 11:45– 12:15
Defining Africa’s Critical Minerals Strategy
The Case Study of South Africa
- 12:15– 13:30
Just Energy Transition, Is it just or simply an Energy transition?
Impact on the workforce when coal mines are shut down.
Carbon Capture or Trading opportunities Progress made in Clean Coal Technology Research.
What steps are taken to support coal communities facing job losses due to mine closures or transitions?
Measuring the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance. How do you see the global coal demand for coal evolving over the next 10-20 years?
- 13:30 – 14:15
Lunch
- 14:15-14:45
Maamba Energy Limited Case Study
300MW Coal Power plant expansion utilising internally sourced financing. To
- 14:45-15:15
A Case for Green Hydrogen
- 15:15 – 15:30
Q & A
- 15:30 – 16:00
A Case for Nuclear
- 16:00-16:15
Q & A
- 16:15-17:00
Fireside Chat
Nexus between Critical Minerals and Renewable Energy
- 17:00
Closing Remarks
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