DRC: the 6th edition of the Energy Conference will be held from December 2 to 3, 2022 in Kinshasa
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December 1, 2022By
The Energy Conference (DRC NRJ6) will take place from December 2 to 3, 2022 at the Memling Hotel in Kinshasa.
The program of this activity provides for an introduction by the Minister of Hydraulic Resources and Electricity, Mr. Olivier Mwenze. The latter will be preceded by the welcome word from Mr. Éric Monga, President of the National Energy Commission of the FEC and host of these meetings. And the closing will be done by a panel of Ministers who will comment on the resolutions from the parallel round tables.
Among the expected Ministers are in particular
Ms. Eve Bazaiba, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development; Mr. Christian Mwando, Minister of State for the Plan,
M. Eustache Muhanzi, Minister of State for SMEs; Mr. Ncolas Kazadi, Minister of Finance; Mr. Julien Paluku, Minister of Industry; Mr. Jean Lucien Bussa, Minister of Foreign Trade; and Mrs. Antoinette N'Samba, Minister of Mines.
Organized in the form of a round table, these meetings are intended to encourage participants to enrich discussions on how the private sector can contribute to meeting the high energy demand (social and industrial) for the development of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dialogue between the main actors and stakeholders in the energy sector thus becomes a necessity.
Through this conference, the organizers want to meet the needs of local energy producers in order to offer them a concerted solution and support in the development process of their projects, to increase the supply of energy production in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
By stakeholders, we mean
members of the Government, the Regulator, institutions, agencies and public companies, including financial institutions and development partners. Everyone in their sector will participate in this round table to give direct answers to the needs and problems of the private energy sector, and propose concrete solutions for increasing energy production.
Thus, two round tables are scheduled.
The first round table will address the theme "Energy & Mines". It will focus on energy projects and infrastructure.
In this regard, it should be noted that case studies will be given in such a way as to create discussions by the participants themselves and propose solutions.
The second parallel round table will focus on "innovative partnerships" in terms of research and innovation such as the exploitation of lithium in the energy transition as well as ambitious new initiatives such as solutions in energy exploitation as well as ambitious new initiatives such as solutions in solar energy exploitation and mini-networks.
Several speakers are aligned to enrich the debate. Among them, we note the presence of:
1. Ben Munanga, Chairman of the Board of Directors of KAMOA COPPER. It will provide an overview of the initiatives developed by private operators in the energy sector since the promulgation of the 2014 Law and the liberalization of the sector;
2. Fabrice Lusinde, Director General of SNEL will present the initiatives developed by SNEL in the sector;
3. Willy Mulamba, Director at CITIGROUP CONGO, will present the financing mechanisms for energy projects in the DRC;
4. Rémi Fortané, Infrastructure & Renewable Energy expert at ENABEL, will present a practical case on the process of rehablitting the Tshopo hydroelectric power plant.
Note that the resolutions and recommendations resulting from the parallel round tables that will take place on the first day (December 2) will allow the conference to develop the first draft of the roadmap that will be presented on the second day (December 3) before the panel of Ministers will be held.
Nadine FULA