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Our team has flown out to Dakar to meet with the government authorities and key industry stakeholders there. Outcome: It has been decided to set up a steering committee of experts to validate the subjects and sessions for WAPECC and to ensure the best content […]

Join us in Abidjan at our five star venue to socialise, talk about the future of the Energy market and get much needed projects off the ground.

See why so many travellers make King Fahd Palace their hotel of choice when visiting Dakar. Providing an ideal mix of value, comfort and convenience, it offers a luxury setting with an array of amenities. Close to some of Dakar’s most popular landmarks, such as […]

The team on experts dedicated to WAPECC for technical work on the program is now known. Steering committee sessions are starting soon. The call for papers is also open to collect abstracts from potential speakers.

Regional stakeholders have decided to gather around a subject that matters to them and the industry. We had an introductory meeting on the 23rd October as a first face to face contact, to present the WAPECC team, to introduce the steering committee members and to […]

Prof Honoré Bogler, Chairman of the Regulatory Council of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA) will be among of our guests of honour at WAPECC as the region gathers to unlock investment and to transform the West African energy landscape.

Enforcing the regional integration aspect of the meeting, the Africa Integration Minister, Mr Ally Coulibaly, adds his support to WAPECC19 in Abidjan. 

Thank you to all who attended WAPECC’s launch ceremony; well attended by many of the West African energy sector’s key stakeholders. Mr Cissé Sabati, Director General, representing the Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and renewable energies and Mr Stephane Aka Anghui the Deputy Director of Cabinet […]

On Monday December 3rd 2018, The Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Renewable Energies announced that the Ivory coast would build Africa’s first floating solar power plant. Floating PV structures allow normally more densely populated coastal areas to be serviced without sacrificing farm or urban land. […]

The GCF have pledged $27 Million as an incentive for local companies in Burkina Faso to supply 100 villages with power from solar mini grids. The “Yeleen Rural Electrification Project”, as it is known, is seen to be a good candidate for replicability and one […]

Dr Haliru Dikko

Council Member-Economist, ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority

Dr Haliru Dikko is the Council Member-Economist at the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA), in Accra, Ghana. Prior to his present appointment by ECOWAS, he was the General Manager and Head of Market Competition and Rates Division of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Head of Tariff and Rates Regulations and Head of Renewable […]

Dr Haliru Dikko is the Council Member-Economist at the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA), in Accra, Ghana. Prior to his present appointment by ECOWAS, he was the General Manager and Head of Market Competition and Rates Division of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Head of Tariff and Rates Regulations and Head of Renewable Energy, Research and Development Division. He was part of the pioneer staff of NERC, established in 2005.

Dr. Dikko before joining the energy sector, worked in the banking industry for over seventeen years.

Dr. Dikko has led many discussions and presented research papers on investment, electricity tariff and market reforms. He was an adjunct lecturer in Electricity Economics at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and a visiting Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics, Usmanu DanFodio University Sokoto.

Dr. Dikko holds a PhD in Economics from the Usmanu DanFodio University, Sokoto and an MBA from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.  He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and Certified Regulation Specialist.

Akinyemi Akingbade

Partner in Energy, Utilities and Resources business unit, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Akinyemi is a Partner in Energy, Utilities and Resources business unit of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He started his career with Zenith Bank in 2002 and joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2004. His over 19 years’ experience covers accounting, assurance and business advisory; and cuts across financial services, power and oil & gas sectors. He is a fellow of the […]

Akinyemi is a Partner in Energy, Utilities and Resources business unit of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

He started his career with Zenith Bank in 2002 and joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2004. His over 19 years’ experience covers accounting, assurance and business advisory; and cuts across financial services, power and oil & gas sectors.

He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria; he holds a B.Sc. in Food Technology from University of Ibadan and an MBA from Warwick Business School.

His clients include power and oil & gas players within and outside Nigeria, he regularly writes and speaks on industry issues.

Mr Luc Tanoh

Managing Partner with German Company Cronimet Power Solution

Luc Tanoh is a highly experienced and motivated Senior Executive, currently Managing Partner with German Company Cronimet Power Solution for West Africa and advising International Companies in the Telecommunication Sector; recently CEO of Econet Wireless CAR and Special Advisor to the EWG Group, with significant board-level expertise encompassing GSM, energy and renewable energy strategy, operations […]

Luc Tanoh is a highly experienced and motivated Senior Executive, currently Managing Partner with German Company Cronimet Power Solution for West Africa and advising International Companies in the Telecommunication Sector; recently CEO of Econet Wireless CAR and Special Advisor to the EWG Group, with significant board-level expertise encompassing GSM, energy and renewable energy strategy, operations and P&L accountability in regional and continental leadership roles. Luc has had an international career. He is a very experienced senior executive with over 30 years in the Telecom, IT, Power Utility and Engineering industries. His experience has seen him work in and with international companies located in the US, throughout Europe as well as throughout Africa.

Luc has spent 20 years of his career in the telecommunication industry in Africa mainly based in South Africa. Luc’s current passion and focus today is to enhance and better the lives of people throughout Africa and the rest of the world through Renewable Energy.

Luc was born in France however holds dual citizenship with France and the Ivory Coast. He is fully bi-lingual in English and French as speaks basic German and Spanish. He holds a Master Degree of Sciences in Electrical Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and a Master’s Degree of Sciences in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of Berkeley in California.

Mr Liam Gerding

Consultant for the Project Development Programme (PDP) of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Liam Gerding – Consultant for the Project Development Programme (PDP) of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). PDP, together with the GIZ projects and the German Chambers of Commerce Worldwide Network, locally develops appropriate solutions with a view to developing the markets, promoting partnerships between German and local companies, and advancing specific renewables projects […]

Liam Gerding – Consultant for the Project Development Programme (PDP) of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). PDP, together with the GIZ projects and the German Chambers of Commerce Worldwide Network, locally develops appropriate solutions with a view to developing the markets, promoting partnerships between German and local companies, and advancing specific renewables projects with a particular focus on solar project for commercial and industrial customers. Liam has a Master of Arts in Environmental Policy and Planning both from the Free University of Berlin and the Technical University of Berlin. He has lived and worked in the Netherlands, Madagascar, Mali and Senegal. Prior to joining the GIZ, Liam worked with an Offshore Wind association and at the German Parliament. Currently Liam is based in Berlin.