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In tune with this, the CSIR’s Energy Centre
Head, Dr Clinton Carter-Brown, in an AOP
talk session, addressed South Africa’s energy
transition to decarbonisation based on mostly
renewable energy and highlighted that
the transition presents more opportunities
than challenges for the country. “South
Africa is well-positioned to be among
regional and global leaders transitioning
the energy system,” said Dr Carter-Brown.
“Therefore, strategic investment in research
and development initiatives that speak to
technology innovation and industrialisation
are paramount.”
In a utility of the future panel discussion
joined by Sustain Power, Matleng Energy
herald a new era of investment in one of
West Africa’s leading business destinations,
on the back of world-class offshore oil and
gas discoveries and several dynamic energy
projects that have been put in motion. The
conference will be a vehicle to promote
the new deepwater licensing round which
was announced at the Africa Oil & Power
Conference in Cape Town and for public-
private partnerships spanning the value chain. Senegal an emerging country by 2035,
the energy sector has been established as
a key pillar to drive economic growth and
social inclusion.
Showing no signs of slowing down, Senegal
is emerging as a key player in the global
energy sector. Led by HE Macky Sall,
President of the Republic, the West African
nation is a shining example of how African
countries can #MakeEnergyWork and benefit The event will also highlight the growing
importance of technology in the energy
industry. Thanks to its young population
and governmental commitment to
developing a high-level technological
readiness, the growth of energy and
technology are inextricably connected.
SENEGAL HAS QUICKLY
CEMENTED ITS POSITION AS
ONE OF AFRICA’S HOTTEST
ENERGY MARKETS.
Solutions, USAID/Power Africa and more, the
panel agreed on a customer-focused and
sustainable strategies as the way forward.
Rather than seeing the difficulties facing
Africa as obstacles, the panel believes that
these challenges hold the potential for Africa
to get ahead of trend.
Elsewhere, Noble Energy delivered a
presentation on the Alen Gas Monetization,
followed by Sasol and South Africa’s
Independent Power Producer’s Office
(IPPO) which highlighted how South Africa’s
transition into renewable energy needs to
factor in the human reliance on the coal
industry. “Our transformation is also very
much a process that needs to consider the
impact on the economy and the impact on
the people who are deployed in the sectors
that are affected,” said Sandra Coetzee,
Acting Head of the IPPO.
from leveraging their hydrocarbon potential
to drive greater economic growth.
Guillaume Doane, Chief Executive Officer
of Africa Oil & Power said: “Senegal has
quickly cemented its position as one of
Africa’s hottest energy markets on the back
of big offshore discoveries, game-changing
projects and one of the most competitive
business climates in the region. Through
the Senegal Oil & Power Conference, we are
excited to sustain the momentum created by
the country’s leadership to herald a new era
of investment in Senegal’s energy industry.”
As part of the Emerging Senegal Plan
launched by HE President Macky Sall to make
Senegal Oil & Power 2019 will support
the presidential vision by designing the
event’s narrative around triggering the
next local and international investment
wave across the energy value chain.
Thanks to major oil and gas discoveries
in the last five years, Senegal has major
operators from the public sector such
as BP and Kosmos Energy leading the
Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) natural
gas project as well as Woodside, Cairn
Energy and FAR Ltd in the SNE oil field
project. Across the energy sector, local
companies are also showing tremendous
commitment when it comes to creating
a regional energy hub, such as Akilee and
Der Mond Oil & Gas among many others.
Senegal’s thriving private sector will
play a key role in taking Senegal Oil &
Power 2019 to the next level in terms
of triggering interest, investment, and
deal-making. Thanks to the country’s
progress in ease of doing business,
opportunities are arising across the
energy value chain from exploration and
production to refining, petrochemicals,
and storage as well as power and
renewable energy, a sector in which
Senegal is a regional leader. n
Meanwhile, the first ever Senegal Oil & Power
Conference and Exhibition will be held in
Dakar next year from May 27 to 28. Organised
by Africa Oil & Power and supported by
the Government of Senegal, Cos-Petrogaz,
Petrosen and Senelec, the conference will
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