Paris: Invest in African Energy (IAE) Forum 2026
📅 April 22–23, 2026
📍 Paris, France
Strategic Investment Potential
Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its energy development. The responsible exploitation of its vast oil, gas, and renewable resources can drive unprecedented growth while ensuring energy security across the continent.
This potential opens the door to a new wave of economic diversification, industrialization, and infrastructure development. Revenues generated from these resources can be reinvested in key sectors such as education, healthcare, and technology, laying the foundation for sustainable development and reducing the continent’s dependence on foreign aid.
Key Themes
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Where to Invest?
Identifying high-potential areas for sustainable and responsible returns. -
Banks Transforming Africa’s Oil and Gas Industry
Exploring how financial institutions are driving modernization in the sector. -
Pension Funds: A Key Source for Energy Infrastructure Financing
The growing role of institutional investors in Africa’s energy landscape. -
Seizing the Best Investment Opportunities in Africa’s Expanding Energy Sector
A look at the continent’s most promising energy projects. -
Transformative Gas-to-Power Projects in Africa
Highlighting key initiatives advancing the energy transition. -
Empowering African Entrepreneurs
Promoting innovation and the rise of homegrown energy leaders.
Key Figures
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👥 750+ attendees
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🌍 35+ countries represented
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🏢 200+ organizations
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🎤 58+ speakers
Forum Objective
The Invest in African Energy (IAE) Forum aims to facilitate investment between African energy markets and global investors. This exclusive platform showcases Africa’s most dynamic energy and infrastructure projects while fostering dialogue and partnership.
As traditional financial institutions reduce lending to fossil fuel projects, the IAE focuses on mobilizing new sources of capital, including:
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development finance institutions,
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multilateral development banks,
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private investment funds, and
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pension funds.
The event underscores the strategic role of diversified energy investments in ensuring energy security, industrialization, and Africa’s energy transition.
An Exclusive Platform for Collaboration
Over two intensive days, delegates will have the opportunity to:
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engage with industry experts,
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connect with project developers,
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network with investors and policymakers,
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and explore concrete partnership and financing opportunities.
The IAE 2026 Forum stands as a must-attend event for energy and investment leaders shaping Africa’s future.
Organizer
Energy Capital & Power is a leading Africa-focused global investment platform for the energy sector. Through a series of events, online content and investment reports, we unite the entire energy value chain – from oil and gas exploration to renewables – and facilitate global and intra-African investment and collaboration.
Energy Capital & Power places great importance on creating connections. Through our partnerships, events, investor reports, webinars and consultancy work, we provide the access to information and deal visibility that African energy companies need to grow. Join the world’s leading energy companies, financial institutions and African businesses as a sponsor, exhibitor or advertiser with ECP to take full advantage of these platforms.
Energy Capital & Power is dedicated to bringing investment to all segments of the energy value chain in Africa and around the world, including solar and wind power, hydropower, power infrastructure, hydrocarbon exploration and production, refining and petrochemicals, gas-fired power generation and nuclear.
Power
Infrastructure
Renewable energies
Oil, gas and mining
Capital investment
