The 21st AEEP Energy Talks, originally scheduled for 1 October 2025, have been postponed. Stay updated for the new date and follow our latest news online. The post 21st AEEP Energy Talks Postponed! appeared first on Africa-EU Energy Partnership.| Africa-EU Energy Partnership
Join the 21st AEEP Energy Talks on 1 October 2025, 13:00 - 14:30 CEST / 15:00 - 16:30 EAT to unpack the outcomes of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) and explore how Africa-Europe cooperation can drive climate and energy priorities towards COP30. Don’t miss this important dialogue register now! The post AEEP Energy Talks / From ACS2 to COP30: Advancing Africa and EU Cooperation to Deliver on Common Priorities: appeared first on Africa-EU Energy Partnership.| Africa-EU Energy Partnership
The AEEP Energy Talks are a bimonthly webinar series uniting African and European stakeholders to discuss urgent energy priorities and foster cooperation toward a just, sustainable future. Past editions have explored topics from green hydrogen and industrial decarbonisation to scaling clean cooking solutions. The 21st Energy Talks will be held on 1 October 2025 at 1 PM CEST.| Africa-EU Energy Partnership
During the Second Africa Climate Summit (ASC2) in Addis Ababa, the African Union (AU), the European Union (EU), and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) launched two flagship programmes aimed at accelerating energy access and supporting Africa’s green transition. These programmes are the Continental Energy Programme in Africa (CEPA), funded by the EU, and ENGAGE – Engaging for Africa’s Green Energy Transition, funded by BMZ.| Africa-EU Energy Partnership
On June 26, 2025, the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) convened a successful meeting of its Steering Group (SG), reaffirming the commitment of African and European partners to collaborative action on sustainable energy access, transition, and investment. The meeting brought together representatives from the African Union Commission (AUC), the European Union Delegation to the African Union (EUD), Member States, and key implementing partners to assess progress, align on next steps, and advan...| Africa-EU Energy Partnership
On 20 June 2025, the European Commission and Italy co-hosted a high-level event in Rome, reaffirming their strategic partnership with Africa through the EU’s Global Gateway strategy and Italy’s Mattei Plan for Africa. Together, these frameworks aim to drive resilient, inclusive, and sustainable growth across the continent, anchored by a shared vision of long-term cooperation and investment. The post The Mattei Plan for Africa and Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent...| Africa-EU Energy Partnership
The G7 Summit held in Kananaskis, Alberta (Canada) on 16–17 June 2025 brought together the leaders of the world’s most advanced economies, joined by the European Union and key international partners. Representing the EU, European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasized the importance of international cooperation to respond to urgent global challenges from energy and economic resilience to peace and security.| Africa-EU Energy Partnership
The 20th AEEP Energy Talks on 9 July 2025, organised in partnership with GET.transform, will delve into the critical role of regulatory best practices in accelerating off-grid rural electrification in Africa. The webinar will explore how scaling up best practices and harmonising regulatory frameworks can unlock private investments and catalyse the development of off-grid renewable energy solutions across underserved rural areas The post AEEP Energy Talks / Advancing Rural Electrification in A...| Africa-EU Energy Partnership
On 21 May 2025, the African Union and European Union convened their 3rd Ministerial Meeting to evaluate progress on the Joint Vision for 2030, a roadmap for renewed partnership that was adopted at the AU-EU Summit in 2022. The meeting reaffirmed the strategic partnership between the two continents and emphasized mutual efforts in areas of shared interest, notably sustainable energy collaboration. Ministers welcomed the achievements made through the Global Gateway Africa-Europe Investment Pack...| Africa-EU Energy Partnership
The 19th AEEP Energy Talks on 7 May 2025 will explore the potential of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives to support green industrialisation and deep decarbonisation of energy intensive industries. As the world strives towards achieving the Paris Agreement and net-zero emissions targets by 2050, new solutions are required to accelerate GHG mitigation efforts in “hard to decarbonize sectors” for instance transport (aviation, shipping) and heavy manufacturing industries (steel, chemicals) w...| Africa-EU Energy Partnership
On 2 December 2023, at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, UAE, the Executive Vice President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič announced a pledge of more than €20 billion for the Africa-EU Green Energy Initiative (AEGEI).| Africa-EU Energy Partnership
The Fourth Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialised Technical Committee on Transport, Transcontinental and Interregional Infrastructure, and Energy (STC-TTIIE) was held in Zanzibar, Tanzania, from the 12th to 15th of September 2023. As the African continent looks towards the future, the development of an energy grid to provide electricity to every corner of the continent was at the forefront of this meeting.| Africa-EU Energy Partnership
With the launch of the Africa Single Energy Market (AfSEM), the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) conducted studies in six different areas of renewable energy to invesitgate Africa's capabilites in green, renewable energy.| Africa-EU Energy Partnership
