Power Africa to Showcase Roadmap and Tracking Tool at Powering Africa Summit

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On January 28-29, U.S. Government officials, African energy experts, and private sector companies focused on advancing access to electricity in Africa will convene for the Powering Africa Summit. Power Africa partners will open the Summit with an in-depth conversation about the Power Africa Roadmap, which outlines how they will reach President Obama's goals of adding 30,000 new megawatts of cleaner electricity generation and connecting 60 million homes and businesses to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa. They will also discuss the Power Africa Tracking Tool (PATT), a mobile app that provides previously unavailable data to increase transparency and drive more deals in the African energy sector.

The full Summit program is available at: http://www.energynet.co.uk/event/powering-africa-summit-2016. Agenda highlights include:

Thursday, January 28, 2016
09:00-10:00am
 Andrew Herscowitz, Power Africa Coordinator
Opening Plenary: The Road Map to Powering Africa - 'Partnering to Achieve the Possible'
10:00-10:15pm Leocadia I. Zak, Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency
POWERTalk followed by Plenary Session: Nigeria Country Focus
11:00am-12:30pm John MacWilliams, Associate Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department  of Energy
Presentation Session: Innovations in Energy: How Technology will be Game-Changing in Africa
3:30-3:45pm Dana J. Hyde, Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation
POWERTalk
Friday January 29, 2016
8:50-9:00am Melanie Nakagawa, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Transformation, U.S. Department of State
POWERTalk
9:00-9:20am Elizabeth Littlefield, President and CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
POWERTalk
11:15am-12:30pm Shari Berenbach, President and CEO, U.S. African Development Foundation
Panel Session: Bridging the Power Gap: Decentralised Energy, Mini Grid and Off-Grid Solutions
 

ADDRESS:

The Marriott Marquis
901 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001

 

RSVP:  If interested in attending, please register with Amy Offord Amy.Offord@energynet.co.uk

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