The AEEP Forum

The establishment of an AEEP Forum 2012 has long been an objective of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP).  It will be a main driver of the expansion of the scope of the Partnership by facilitating dialogue amongst all its stakeholders in order to achieve progress on the AEEP 2020 Political Targets, by actively involving the European and African private sector, civil society, and research institutions in the partnership.

Through the participation of the stakeholder groups together with key political decision-makers, the Forum will provide a platform to explore opportunities and potential synergies, including the implementation of "actions on the ground", and discussions on key issues of renewable energy solutions and knowledge & technology cooperation, as well as recommendations to political decision-makers.

The Forum will take place on 9 and 10 May 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa and will host approximately 300 AEEP stakeholder participants from civil society, research and private sector, as well as policy makers, public officials and financial sector representatives.

The meeting will place a special focus on renewable energy in line with the Africa-EU Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme (RECP) launched in Vienna in 2010 which will serve as a core instrument of joint action between now and 2020. In addition, the Forum will give the opportunity to discuss on the contribution of the AEEP towards Rio+20 and the UN Sustainable Energy for All initiative. Another goal of the Forum will be to make a final decision on the representatives (termed “focal points”) of the respective stakeholder groups and the development of a mechanism that allows the involvement of the stakeholder groups in the workings of the AEEP on a regular basis.

For more information on the AEEP Forum please visit the Forum's website.

The Online Platform for exchange between the AEEP Stakeholder groups can be found under: http://aeepforum.energypedia.info