Conférence de l'Ifri « Boosting Power in sub-Saharan Africa: China's involvement in electricity »

« Access to electricity has proven a major impediment to economic growth in Africa. As an increasingly important investor in the region, what role has China played in tackling issues of energy poverty, and what can be done in the future?

This seminar will provide an overview of the problem of energy access in Africa, and present the findings of a newly released report by the International Energy Agency on Chinese investments in power generation on the continent.

Speakers:

Gabrielle Desarnaud, Research Fellow, Center for Energy, Ifri - author of Sustainable Electrification for Asia and Africa, Note de l'Ifri, March 2016

David Bénazéraf, China Programme Deputy Manager, International Energy Agency (IEA), lead author of Boosting Power in sub-Saharan Africa: China's involvement in electricity, IEA, 2016

Discussant:

Jean-Pierre Favennec, President, Association for the Development of Energy in Africa (ADEA)

Moderator:

John Seaman, Research Fellow, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri