{"id":10947,"date":"2016-08-18T08:14:06","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T08:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10947"},"modified":"2016-08-18T08:14:06","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T08:14:06","slug":"nigerias-power-finance-and-energy-investors-to-meet-with-government-in-abuja-this-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10947","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria\u2019s Power, Finance and Energy Investors to Meet with Government in Abuja this October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><em>Leading development finance institutions and heads of Nigeria\u2019s most accomplished energy companies will meet with national government at EnergyNet\u2019s (www.EnergyNet.co.uk)\u00a0Powering Africa: Nigeria Investment Summit (http:\/\/APO.af\/6REQZ4<a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Energy-summit.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10948\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10948\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Energy-summit-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"Energy summit\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Energy-summit-300x146.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Energy-summit-326x160.jpg 326w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Energy-summit.jpg 328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>), taking place in Abuja from <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1930158395\"><span class=\"aQJ\">12-14 October 2016<\/span><\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Over 50 public and private sector decision makers will address 300 power developers and investors to discuss the driving factors behind power development in Nigeria. The investment summit will underpin Nigeria as a hub for regional gas development as well as an important market for clean and renewable energy. Key themes of the conference include how to diversify Nigeria\u2019s energy mix, regulation policy to promote international investment in renewables, and examining Nigeria\u2019s off grid energy market- promoting energy access for everyone.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This meeting follows EnergyNet\u2019s recently concluded 18th Africa Energy Forum (AEF) in London this June, which welcomed 2,200 vetted investors from the Americas, Europe and Asia, and government representatives from 30 African countries. Major deals were signed at the meeting including a merger between Harith General Partners and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), KFW\u2019s US$150 million 15 year loan facility to AFC, Access Power\u2019s US$7 million award to three renewable developers, Mainstream\u2019s US$117.5 million Africa Clean Energy Equity Funding and DFID\u2019s two Compacts in Kenya and Sierra Leone, to name a few.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFor 24 years EnergyNet has supported governments across the continent playing an advisory role helping policy makers meet the very best private sector investors.\u00a0Our role is not unique; however our approach is as individual as a thumbprint, highlighted by the trust the World Bank, Power Africa, IFC, FMO, Proparco, DFID, AfDB and many more who place their trust in EnergyNet, which supports our position as a market-shaper when it comes to global energy development,\u201d <\/em>says Simon Gosling, Managing Director of EnergyNet.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting is officially endorsed by the Energy Commission of Nigeria, the Transmission Company of Nigeria and the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria. It has the official support of the UK\u2019s DFID-funded Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility, of Germany\u2019s GIZ and of the European Union.<\/p>\n<p><code><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=9889&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading development finance institutions and heads of Nigeria\u2019s most accomplished energy companies will meet with national government at EnergyNet\u2019s (www.EnergyNet.co.uk)\u00a0Powering Africa: Nigeria Investment Summit (http:\/\/APO.af\/6REQZ4), taking place in Abuja from 12-14 October 2016. 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