Event - Sustainable Energy Forum for East Africa

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Title

Sustainable Energy Forum for East Africa

Organizer

SEFEA, ARE and EACREEE

Type

Online Seminars

Focus

• Renewable Energy

Language

English

Start

2021/06/22

End

2021/06/24

Venue

Online

URL

link to the event

Description

The East African Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy and Efficiency (EACREEE) and the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) will be co-organising the second edition of the Sustainable Energy Forum for East Africa (SEFEA) on 22-24 June 2021. The event is supported by GET.invest, a European programme supported by the European Union, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Austria; and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The event will be held in English and French with simultaneous translations.

SEFEA will be organised virtually over 3 days with four overarching themes:

Thematic Session I: Powering rural job creation in EAC with decentralised renewable energies Thematic Session II: Energy Efficient Lighting and Appliances in EAC and SADC (EELA) Thematic Session III: Innovative financing of productive uses of energy and cold chain Thematic Session IV: Scaling up access to clean cooking in the EAC region

The Forum will feature:

Presentations from public sector stakeholders on progress towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the role of DRE in achieving these goals by 2030; Interactive topical discussions with public and private sector stakeholders pertaining to the key themes of SEFEA; Pitches from selected private sector companies and start-ups offering innovative DRE solutions and business models to energise the EAC region; Virtual 1:1 meetings during the GET.invest Matchmaking before, during and after the event to increase partnerships;

A deep-dive workshop focusing on DRE in Burundi.