Event Schedule

Registration of Congress Delegates

Theme: “Energy Transition Challenges: The Case of African Power Utilities.”

Opening Ceremony of the Utility CEO Governance and Leadership Forum

Speakers & Dignitaries:

Eng. Gaber Desouki MUSTAFA

Chairman of EEHC/Welcome remarks

Eng. Abel Didier TELLA

APUA Director General/Intro remarks

Eng. Papa Toby GAYE

Outgoing APUA President/Speech

Mr. Henry Paul Batchi BALDEH

Director of Power System Development AfDB/Remarks

Dr. Kevin KARIUKI & Green Growth (TBC)

AfDB VP Electricity, Energy, Climate/Keynote

H.E.Ms Lerato MATABOGE

AU Commissioner for Infrastructure & Energy (TBC)/Remarks

Session 1: Mission 300 Commitments & Role of African Power Utilities

Moderator

Dr. Albert BUTARE

Panelists

Eng. Gaber El-Desouky

EEHC

Mr. Papa Toby GAYE

MD SENELEC (Senegal)

Mr. Noumory SIDIBE

MD of CI-ENERGIES (CI)

Mr. Justin LOONGO

MD ZESCO Ltd (Zambia)

Mr. Khroubaly LEHBIB

Group CEO SOMELEC (Mauritania)

Mr. Henry Paul Batchi BALDEH

DESD, AfDB

Networking Break, Group Photo & Exhibition Opening

(VIP tour)

Lunch & Sponsor Advertising

Session 2: Role of Power Utilities in Energy Transition Plans, Access to Funds & Trade-offs with Energy Security

Moderator

Dr. Albert BUTARE

Keynote/Speaker

Mr. Tarik HAMANE

CEO, ONEE (Morocco)

Panelists

Mr. Dan MAROKANE

Group CEO ESKOM/South Africa

Mr Faycel TARIFA

CEO STEG (Tunisia)

Eng. Ehab Ismael

Chief, Executive Chairman New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA)

Mr. Joaquim OU-CHIM

Chairman & CEO, EDM-EP (Mozambique)

Rapporteurs

APUA General Secretariat and AFDB

Session 3: Human Capital Development in Power Utilities – ANCEE 2.0

Moderator

Eng. Ibrahima KONATE

AfDB / PESD2

Panelists

Eng. Abel Didier TELLA

DG APUA & ANCEE PCU

Mr Kamel RAISSI

Director CFPK-STEG, Tunisia

Rotimi ADEBAR

Learning & Development Specialist ANED (Nigeria)

Mr. Kingsley GYAMFI

Chief Learning Officer VRA Academy, Ghana

Mr. Abdelaal Mohamed Abdellatif ABDELHAMEED

Head of Technical and Monitoring sector, EEHC, Egypt

APUA General Secretariat & PESD/AfDB

Rapporteurs

Networking Cocktail by Sponsor

Arrival & Registration of Officials and Participants

(Conference venue)

Opening of the African Single Electricity Market Forum

Speakers

Eng. Gaber Desouki MUSTAFA

Welcome remarks/ of EEHC (APUA 1st VP), EAPP

Eng. Abel Didier TELLA

Remarks/APUA Director General

Mr. Stephen DIHWA

Remarks/SAPP Executive Director

Mr Henry Paul Batchi BALDEH

PESD/AfDB Representative

Dr. Ahmed MOHENA

Statement/ 1st Under Secretary (MOERE)

H.E. Ms Lerato MATABOGE

Remarks /AU Commissioner for Infrastructure & Energy (TBC

Introduction of participants, Group photo & Press point

Session 1.1: Update on Continental Master Plan – Next Steps

Moderator

Amine Idriss ADOUM

AUDA-NEPAD

Keynote / speaker

Representative of Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy of Egypt

Panelists

AUDA-NEPAD, AUC, Power Pools, AFREC, IRENA

Panelists

Rapporteurs

APUA GS, AUDA-NEPAD, DIE-AUC, AfDB PESD

Rapporteurs

Session 1.2: Update on AFSEM

Moderator

Dr. Kamugisha KAZAURA

AUC

Keynote-Speaker

Eng. Ahmed A. AL-EBRAHIM

CEO Gulf Countries Council-Interconnection Authority

Panelists

DIE-AUC, APUA, Power Pools, AFUR

Panel

Rapporteurs

APUA GS, AUDA-NEPAD, DIE-AUC, AfDB PESD

Rapporteurs

APUA-IRENA Roundtable

Promotion of clean energy & increased RE in the mix; M300 (pillar 2) on-grid indicators.

Moderator/Keynote

Dr Ahmed BADR

Moderator / Keynote Director Project Facilitation & Support (PFS),IRENA

Panelist

Egypt Ministry of Environment

Representative

Ing. Kow Eduakwa SAM

CEO, Bui Power Authority

Mr. Peter NJENGA

CEO & MD, KenGen

Clean-tech suppliers

Panel

Rapporteurs

APUA

(select regional Manager)

AfDB

(select regional Manager)

IRENA

Rapporteur

Lunch & Sponsor Advertising

Session 3: Updates from Power Pools, AFREC, AFSEC & AFUR

APUA & Heads of Power Pools; status of activities, capacity development, private sector participation, new infrastructure & trades, trading volumes. Q&A.

Moderator

Sara Ibrahim Ahmed Elhag

(DIE-AUC)

Panelists

Dr. Kamugisha KAZAURA

Director Infrastructure and Energy -AUC

Mr. Stephen DIHWA

Executive Director, SAPP

Mr. Abdoulaye DIA

SG WAPP

Mr. Atadet AZARAK MOGRO

Permanent Secretary CAPP

Mr. James K. WAHOGO

SG EAPP

Mr. Rachid Ali ABDALLAH

Executive Director, AFREC

Mrs. Omneya SABRY

Executive Director AFSEC

Mr. Abel Didier TELLA, DG APUA

DG APUA

Progress of the activities

• Status of Power Pools’ activities
• Status of AFREC’s activities
• Status of AFSEC's activities
• Status of AFUR’s activities
• Status of APUA’s coordination activities

Session 4: Appointment of the New AFSEM President & Next Meeting

Moderator

Eng. Abel Didier TELLA

DG APUA

• Appointment of the 2025-2026 President of the AFSEM Forum
• Date and venue of the next meeting of the AFSEM Forum
• Closing remark of the new President of the AFSEM Forum

SESSION BY INVITATION: World Bank Hosted Side Event

• 16:30 – 17:30: Utility CEO Roundtable — Dialogue, Networking, Dinner & Informal Exchange
• 16:30 – 18:00: B TO B Sessions — Visit of the Exhibition
• 18:00 – 20:00: Buffet Dinner
• 18:00 – 19:30: Networking Cocktail (Exhibition Hall)

Registration of Congress Delegates

(Conference venue)

OFFICIAL APUA CONGRESS OPENING AND HIGH-LEVEL ROUNDTABLE

Theme: Building Africa’s Energy Architecture for Long-Term Prosperity — Catalyzing Industrialization and Urbanization via Sustainable Energy

Governor/Mayor of venue municipality

Welcome

Eng. Gaber Desouki Mustafa

Welcome speech /Chairman of EEHC

Eng. Papa Toby GAYE

Address & APUA outgoing President (2022-2025)

Eng. Abel Didier TELLA

Address & Handing over to the new APUA President (2025-2028)

Dr. Kevin KARIUKI

Remarks/AfDB VP (TBC)

H.E. Ms Lerato MATABOGE

Remarks/AU Commissioner for Infrastructure & Energy

H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Mostafa ESMAT

Remarks (introducing Guest of Honor)/MoERE

Family Photo & Official Opening of the Exhibition

by – Networking & Coffee break

Session 1: High-Level Roundtable

Moderator & Keynote

H.E. Hon. Dr. Kandeh K. YUMKELLA

Chair of the Presidential Initiative for Renewable Energy, Sierra Leone

Panelists

Ministers

Egypt, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Niger, Senegal, Morocco

H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Mostafa ESMAT,

Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy of Egypt

H.E. Hon. Ibrahim MATOLA

Minister of Energy of Malawi

AU Commissioner

Panelist

Lunch – Networking & Sponsor Advertising

Session 2 : AFRICA’S JUST ENERGY TRANSITION FRAMEWORK

Session 2.1: The Critical Role of Power System Strategic Planning in African Energy Transition – Lessons from Egypt

Moderator

Eng. Abel Didier TELLA

DG APUA

Panel

(Dr. Akram)EEHC VP Planning

MoERE Strategic Planning Head (Dr. Ahmed Mahina)

EETC VP Transmission Studies (Eng. Adel El Hariri)

(Dr. Mohamed Mousa Omran)Head of Egypt ERA

(Dr. Mohamed El KHAYAT)Head of NREA

Rep. Med-TSO (Eng. Ahmed El Shamy)

Session 2.2: Discussion Panel & Paper Presentations – Sub-Theme 1

Sub-Theme 1: Energy Transition – Expectations & Realities in Africa

Moderator

Dr. Sibi BONFILS

Panel

Dr. Lamine SAVADOGO

Rep. ESKOM, Rep. GET-Transform, etc.

M. Khalil LAGTARI

Director of cooperation and Partnerships,ONEE.