Programme

8:30 Registration

9.30 Opening by the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria   Muhammadu Buhari GCFR

10:00 Ministerial Keynote: Supporting growth in the Renewable energy industry

10.20 – What France is doing in Africa in the Renewable Energy front- Denys GAUER- French Ambassador to Nigeria 

10. 40 – Renewable Energy and Energy Problems in Nigeria – Ewah Eleri –Executive Director; International Centre for Energy, Environment &  Development

11: 00 Opening of Exhibition 

11: 30 Renewable Energy Investment panel 

• Investing in Renewable Energy: what are government investment priorities and what are investors looking for?
• The role of governments and policy in facilitating the growth of the off-grid lighting market
• The need for consolidation in Nigerian Energy market: what is the government doing to grow Renewable Energy in the mix?
• Funding Energy infrastructure: what are the pros and cons of the various investment models?

Moderator: Dr. Chidi Onuoha, Executive Director,  Green Economics Initiative of Africa,

Panelists:
Gabriel Kajero, CEO, Katika Energy                      
Segun Adaju,  CEO, BlueOcean Nigeria
Yesufu Longe Alonge Head, Power Procurement &  Contracts, NBET
Ewah Eleri –Executive Director; International Centre for Energy, Environment &  Development

12:40       Lunch address: Gold Sponsor: Segun Adaju,  CEO, BlueOcean Nigeria

 Lunch  Break in Exhibition Hall

9:00 Promoting Massive Renewable Energy (RE) Projects towards achieving Sustainable Development in Nigeria Taiwo Benjamin,  Carleton University, Canada

9:20 How to tap into the potential for Renewable Energy generation in Nigeria- Professor Eli Jidere Bala, Director General/CEO, Energy Commission of Nigeria

9:35 Topic is Renewable Energy Sector;Constraints, Solutions and Financing –Samuel Ahanor, Renewable Energy Technical Specialist, REEEP Winrock International

9.50 Enzymatic Hydrolysis And Bioethanol Production From Neem Tree Leaves – Bashar Hadi Abdullahi- Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto

10:20 COP21, climate change and the role of renewable energy – Stéphane GOMPERTZ – Minister Plenipotentiary, French Ambassador for climate in Africa and the Middle East

10:50 Tea Break and networking session

11:30 Panel Discussion

• How to make direct sales of off-grid energy products affordable? The role of consumer and retailer financing: how have the models worked and what level of coverage is needed?
• The role of governments and donors in facilitating access to capital.

Moderator: Prof Emmanuel Onyejeose, Chairman, Nigeria Alternative Energy Consortium

Panelists:
Suleiman Yusuf, CEO : Blue Camel Energy Limited
Ogbemudia Osamuyi Godfrey Programs Manager, CREDC
Hon Ifeanyi Ibezi , CEO, Anbez Solar 
Ruseh Oghenekaro, Project Manager, BOI/UNDP Solar Energy Programme    

Lunch break  in  Exhibition Hall

9:00  A Review of Low emissions development in Nigeria, Dr. Amina Batagarawa, Department of Architecture, ABU, Zaria

9.30 Success Story Rural Energy Access Project – Ogbemudia Osamuyi Godfrey, Programs Manager, Community Research and Development Center (CREDC)

10:00 Launch of G2020 campaign by Director of Renewable Energy Federal Ministry of Power.

G2020 is an NAEE initiative, endorsed by government and business partners, spurring an urgent need for 170 million Nigerians to embrace energy savings as a national culture, and joining the global journey towards a sustainable future. G2020’s value proposition is a desire for a better future for all Nigerians economically, socially and environmentally.

The name G2020 means 20 MW of Green Energy by the year 2020. The call to save electricity and to reduce electricity consumption has been prompted by Nigeria’s traumatised power sector, the global need to reduce our country’s carbon footprint, and the need to save money as a result of the economic downturn and rising electricity prices.