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Invest in Renewable Energies East Africa

6^th - 7^th September 2007

at KfW Bank, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

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with financial and technical support of:

in cooperation with:

The five member states of the East African Community (EAC) - Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi - are characterised by high energy prices, insufficient and thus unreliable supply of electricity and low rates of electrification. This situation is holding back industrial and commercial production. In 2005 the EAC published the East-African Power Master Plan which provides solutions to the major energy problem of its member states. The strategy of the Master Plan is to exploit resources and to transmit them among the countries to assure a constant supply.

Especially renewable energies provide viable solutions, as they have a high potential in the region and are largely unexploited. Energy generating resources may be:

Solar Energy
Biomass
Hydro Power
Wind Energy
Geothermal Energy

Given this situation with high demand and high possibilities for supply, there are opportunities in private sector investment for German and African businesses. The transfer of modern technologies and investments from Germany into the energy sector is a win-win scenario for both East African businesses and for high-tech companies in Germany / Europe. The planned conference is a high profile platform for company executives, technology experts and decision makers from governments.

Participants

Business delegations from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda (see under project information)
High-tech companies from Germany
Finance institutions
Government representatives from EAC countries

We are honoured to announce that the Minister for Energy of Rwanda Hon. Butare, the Deputy Minister for Energy and Minerals of Tanzania, Hon. Ngeleja gave speeches at the conference

Organization

The conference will be organized in plenary sessions, workshops and Business-to-Business-Meetings.

In the plenary sessions the main speeches will place emphasis on financing and the East African Power Master Plan. Success stories of businesses in the sector will illustrate the potentials of the region.

In the workshops you will we able to focus on the possibilities and technologies of the kinds of renewable energies that you are interested in and to discuss with the other participants.

The Business-to-Business-Meetings will offer a great chance to get to know representatives of committed companies from Germany and East-Africa personally.

Investing in Renewable Energies in East Africa: a win – win situation

The recent G8 conference has put focus on both Climate Protection and Support for Africa –increase in development assistance has been agreed upon
The current energy supply deficit in East Africa creates business opportunities for both East African and German companies
Germany is a technology and market leader in renewable energies, especially solar and wind
East Africa offers an abundant potential for Renewable Energies
Renewable Energies provide solutions for the household, corporate and community/ municipal levels
Business models include joint ventures for sales agreements, manufacturing, and Public-Private Sector Partnerships leveraged by development assistance/ soft loans Renewable Energies provides solutions for the household, corporate and community / municipal levels

Here you can get some impressions about the Energy Conference - held in Frankfurt, Germany:

Audience; Opening; Plenary Session1; Breaks; The Panels

PRO€INVEST is a programme of the Group of ACP States and the European Commision for the promotion of investment. It operates through a twofold approach: strengthening ACP intermediary organisations and supporting the development of company partnerships.