Power investors to meet in Nigeria
By Godfrey Olukya 2-9-2013
Energynet Limited is to host the inaugural Power Investors Summit Nigeria, between 2nd and 4th October 2013, at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island.
The senior level industry engagement is endorsed by the honorable minister of power, proffessor Chinedu Nebo, the presidential task force on power, BPE, NERC and NBET. This summit will bring together national stakeholders and highly acclaimed international investors from the Africa Finance Corporation, International Finance
Corporation, KPMG, FCMB Capital, Globeleq, GE, Schneider Electric, Transcorp, and Eta Zuma Group.
“All of the international project developers that we are working with are all talking about Nigeria. It is certainly the most exciting investment destination right now!” said Simon Gosling the managing director of Energynet limited.
Considerable developments in Nigeria’s power sector have been achieved so far this year. The 21 August 2013 was a day of reckoning for Nigeria and will forever hold its place as a day of victory for the power sector and the citizens, who were initially sceptical about President Goodluck Jonathan and his administration’s ability to
implement Nigeria’s globally acclaimed power privatisation programme.
The Power Investors summit will be the first summit to feature the new GENCO and DISCO asset owners. Senior executives will come from from Transcorp Ughelli, Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited, CMEC/ EURAFRIC, GENCOs plus AURA Energy Ltd, NEDC/KEPCO Consortium, 4 Power Consortium and Integrated Energy Distribution & Marketing, DISCOs.
Dr David Ladipo, MD of the Azura Power Project ,the first developer to achieve, Nigeria’s only, private power purchase agreement (PPA) will be sitting on a panel alongside developers like Dr Chukwueloka Umeh, MD and CEO of Century Power and Anibor O Kragha, Upstream Treasurer at Mobil Producing.
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