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Ministers & Permanent Secretaries

H.E Samantha Graham-Maré
Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy, Republic of South Africa
Mr. Philippe TONANGOYE
Minister of Universal Access to Water and Energy of Gabon
ABOUBACAR Said Anli
Minister in charge of Energy, Water, and Hydrocarbons - Comoros
H.E Dr. Kassahun Gofe Balami
Minister of Trade and Regional Integration, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Yonis Ali Guedi
Minister of Energy, in charge of Natural Resources of Djibouti
H.E Nani Juwara
Minister of Petroleum, Energy, and Mines - Gambia
H.E. Dr. Eng. Sultan Wali Ahmed State Minister for Energy Sector Ministry of Water and Energy
State Minister for Energy Sector Ministry of Water and Energy
H.E. Charles Umehai
Deputy Minister for Energy, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Republic of Liberia
H.E. Hon. James Opiyo Wandayi
Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Energy Energy and Petroleum of the Republic of Kenya
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Minister of Mineral Resources, Energy, Industry, Trade and Tourism - Burundi
Mahmuda Mamman
Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Power, Nigeria
Mr. Tony Imaduwa
Principal Secretary for the Climate Change and Energy Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment ,Seychelles

Ambassador

H.E. Sune Krogstrup
Permanent Representative to the African Union, Royal Danish Embassy

African Union

H.E Lerato Mataboge
Commisisoner of Infrastructure and Energy - African Union
Rashid Ali Abdallah
Executive Director African Energy Commission
Yagouba Traore
Head of Division - Policy Strategy and Support African Energy Commission
Dr. Kamugisha Kazaura
Director of Infrastructure and Energy, AUC
Ms. Sara Elhag Ahmad
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Senior Government Officials

Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria
Director General, Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Kenya
Willy Ciza
Director of Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency - Burundi
Arc. Chris Pobee Abbey
Ag. Director of Housing at the Ministry of Works and Housing, Ghana
Mr. Hubert Zan
Manager Energy Efficiency Regulation, Energy Commission, Ghana
Dr. Eng. Fenwicks S. Musonye
Deputy Director Energy Efficiency, Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority
Mr. Abderrahman Mahfoudhi
Energy Efficiency Expert, National Agency for Energy Conservation (ANME), Tunisia
Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi
Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN)
Oliver Chinganya
Chairperson, Zambia Statistical Agency and Co-Chair of the Advisory Board for Digital Earth Africa

Partners

Canon Goddy Muhanguzi Muhumuza
Canon Goddy Muhanguzi Muhumuza, Executive Director, EACREEE
Denis Ariho
Lead Technical Expert, Energy Efficiency for Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa (EELA)-Regional Project
Ms. Mijal Brady
Chief of Staff to the Executive Secretary of OLADE
Dr. Mawufemo Modjinou
Head of Division for Energy Efficiency, ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE)
Ms. Rosalinde van der Vlies
Rosalinde van der Vlies, European Commission, DG Energy
Elizabeth Wangeci Chege
Energy Efficiency and Cooling Officer, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)
Eng. Abel Didier TELLA
Director General, Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA)
Ms. Ashanti Mbang
Project Manager, South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI)
Ms. Martha Cheruto
Board Member, Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Kenya.
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GIZ as Advisor to various partner institutions
Mr. Ahsan Javed
Research Fellow in Renewable Energy, SAARC Energy Centre
Dr. George Giannakidis
Head of Energy Systems Analysis Laboratory in the Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES), Greece
Ms. Marie-Anne Serve
the Partnership for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PEEB)
Jocelyn MESCHENMOSER
International Project Manager on Sustainable Buildings
Dr Zwanani Titus Mathe
Dr Zwanani Titus Mathe, Chief Executive Officer, South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI)
Ms. Celia Martinez
Programme Management Officer Mitigation Branch Climate Change Division - United Nations Environment Programme
Mr Ahid Maeresera
Technical Manager,COMESA
Dr. Brian Motherway
Head of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Inclusive Transitions, International Energy Agency
Ms Faith Mkhacwa
General Manager – Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management
Dr. Azizat Gbadegesin
Senior Specialist, Climate Change Energy and Resilience, ICLEI Africa
Dr Edi Assoumou
Senior Energy Systems Analyst, CEPA-AfEES
Dr José-Luis BOBES-HERNANDEZ
Team Leader, CEPA-AfEES
Ms. Ngoanathari Maja
Project Manager, South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI)
Louis-Antoine Souchet
Country Director for Ethiopia & Representative to the African Union Agence Française de Développement
Ksenia Petrichenko
Policy Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Dr Pali Lehohla
Director of Economic Modelling Academy (EMA)
Mr. Lewnis Boudaoui
Senior Country Manager, Eastern & Southern Africa, OPEC Fund
Angellah Wekongo
Manager CLASP
Mr. Gianluca Tonolo
Founder and CEO, Haki Energy Solutions
 Emmanuel Aziebor
Senior Director for Africa, CLASP
Ms. Svetlana Adamek
Member of the Advisory Board, Global ESCO Network
Engr. Hikmat Toyin Aderibigbe
Director/Head of Department, Engineering Services, Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
Dr. Li Baosen
Deputy Secretary-General of Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO)
Mr. REZA EDRIAWAN
Executive Director Office, ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE)
Goodman Kazoora
Building Expert, CEPA-AfEES
Elin Karlsson
Industrial Development Expert, UNIDO
Dr. Abdou Idris
Advisor, GIZ Ethiopia and Djibouti