African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa announces agenda for joint 'Digital Energy Festival'

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Sept. 14, 2020 - PRLog -- Private sector participation in the energy sector, small-scale hydro and mini grid opportunities, desalination as an option to secure water security and helping SSMEs with a toolkit are just some of the highlights of the Digital African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa agenda in November.

The programme forms part of the upcoming 'Digital Energy Festival for Africa' which unites African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa, Africa Energy Forum and the Oil & Gas Council's Africa Assembly under one banner, offering an unprecedented five-week tour de force of quality content and engagement on the continent's largest, all-encompassing digital energy platform.

The 'Digital Energy Festival' takes place from 20 October to 26 November 2020. The digital platform will allow attendees to access content and networking offerings across all three market-leading events with one point of entry, making it the largest ever energy event for the African continent marketed to a combined energy database of over 200,000.

Post-pandemic impact on energy sector
Amidst the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the energy sector in Africa, the organisers of the 'Digital Energy Festival' seek to address critical issues such as pivoting to digital, new financial models and innovative power generation sources to allow attendees to make decisions and formulate recovery plans.

"It is inspiring to be part of such a unique joint venture with two other leading players in the energy events sector," says Chanelle Hingston, Power & Energy Group Director at Clarion Events Africa, the organisers of the award-winning African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa conference and exhibition for the last 20 years. "Each one of us as event organisers has a strong team with a different and distinctive focus on the many-faceted energy sector. For example, we are well known for always gathering world-class experts for our water-focused discussions as part of our event."

She adds: "Since the start of the pandemic we have had to postpone our live event twice but, along with our partners and customers, we have fully embraced the digital tools available to us to keep the conversation going. As we proclaimed recently: "The show will go on," and being part of the 'Digital Energy Festival' is a continuation of celebrating and supporting our continent's power and energy professionals, projects and pioneers. We look forward to engaging with our long-standing partners online again and also welcoming new faces to our platform."

The Digital African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa takes place from 24-26 November 2020.

The programme is available on the event website: https://www.african-utility-week.com/digital/virtual-programme