Talking business: Microfinance for decentralised renewables in Africa

ARE with the kind support of the African-EU Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme (RECP) and ADA have the pleasure to invite you to the workshop “Talking business: Microfinance for decentralised renewables in Africa” on 9 October 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The workshop targets renewable energy companies & project developers, microfinance players (including investors, MFIs, researchers, banks, networks, governments, insurers, etc.) as well as the public sector interested in decentralised renewables in Africa. See list of participants for more information.

Agenda:

08:30 – 09:30	Registration & Welcome Coffee
09:30 - 09:40	Welcome Address Cheikh Bedda, Director of Infrastructure & Energy, African Union Commission
09:40 – 10:00	Services & Activities for Financiers & Developers Interested in Venturing into Africa’s Renewable Energy Markets Alexander Huppertz, Project Manager, Africa-EU Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme (RECP) David Lecoque, Policy & Business Development Manager, Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE)
10:00 – 10:30	Decentralised Renewables in Sub-Saharan Africa: Market Overview & Country Case Study Noara Kebir, Managing Director, MicroEnergy International
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:30	Cooperation Models between Microfinance & Decentralised Renewables Players Renee Chao-Beroff, Managing Director, PAMIGA Asger Trier Bing, Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder, M-PAYG
11:30 – 12:30	Panel Discussion: Experiences & Lessons Learnt from (Micro)finance Players & Decentralised RE Companies Moderator: Dean Cooper, Global Sector Coordinator – Innovative Finance, SNV Diana Jensen, Managing Director of the Global Energy Group, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Renee Chao-Beroff, Managing Director, PAMIGA Javier Bustos, Managing Director, Generaciones Fotovoltaica de la Mancha (GFM) Gabriele Schwarz, Managing Director International, Bonergie Q&A
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30	Business Pitches from Decentralised Renewable Energy Players Javier Bustos, Managing Director, Generaciones Fotovoltaica de la Mancha (GFM) Gabriele Schwarz, Diréctrice International, Bonergie Tesfaye Befekadu, CEO, Harbu MFI Teshome Dayesso, General Manager, Bussaa Gonefaa MFI Nabil Adamjee, CEO, Triple-S-Solar Ltd Antoine Veyre, Finance Manager, PowerCorner – ENGIE Brian McConnell, Vice-President: Africa Region, SIMA Funds LLC Pepin Tchouate Heteu, East Africa Regional Technical Advisor, Power Africa Transactions & Reforms Program Ricardo Pinho, Business Development Manager, Mitrelli
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:50	Learning from Microfinance: Building Investability in Off-grid Energy Access Laura Sundblad, Program Adviser, GOGLA
16:50 – 17:00	Closing Remarks by RECP

The workshop is organised in conjunction with the African Microfinance Week (SAM), taking place on 9-13 October in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The SAM taking place on 9-13 October 2017 is organised by the African networks African Microfinance Transparency (AMT), Microfinance African Institutions Network (MAIN) and African Rural & Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA) and brings together the entire microfinance industry (investors, MFIs, researchers, banks, networks, governments). This is a great chance to network and also a unique opportunity to participate in two days of conference, three days of trainings and workshops, plus the Innovation Fair and the Investor's Fair.