Workshop on geothermal development in Africa (7/18) and a geothermal business matching event (7/24, 25)

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is implementing the programme “Generating energy capacity from geothermal power generation and its related technologies for sustainable development” with the contribution of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. Under this programme, UNIDO will invite policy makers in geothermal development from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda to Japan to hold a workshop on geothermal development in Africa and a geothermal business matching event on 18 July and on 24 & 25 July, respectively.

Registration at below links is required to attend the workshop and/or the geothermal business matching event.
Workshop: https://forms.office.com/e/vTPMU75VcJ
Geothermal business matching event: https://forms.office.com/e/9p2qSicKjK

Workshop

Title: Building low carbon and climate resilient energy system in Africa –Effective ways to unlock geothermal potentials
Date & Time: Tuesday, 18 July 2023, 14:00-16:00 (Registration opens from 13:30
Venue: Conrad Tokyo, 2F Kazanami (1-9-1 Higashi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Host: UNIDO
Auspices: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), African Development Bank (AfDB), Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Japan Institute for Overseas Investment (JOI)
Language: English (no translation provided)
Participation fee: Free
Capacity: 150

Agenda (Subject to change)

Time	Agenda	Speaker
13:30-14:00	Registration
14:00-14:10	Opening remarks	Alois Mhlanga Chief, Climate Technologies Innovation Unit, Division of Decarbonization and Sustainable Energy, UNIDO Shinji Hirai Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs, Commissioner’s Secretariat, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
14:10-14:40	Prospects of geothermal energy in Africa	Peter Omenda Senior Geothermal Expert, UNIDO
14:40-15:40	Panel discussion on “PPP potentials for geothermal development in Africa”	Moderator Peter Omenda Senior Geothermal Expert, UNIDO Panelist Naoshige Kinoshita Deputy Head, Asia External Representation Office, African Development Bank (AfDB) Abdirasak Omar Moumin Head of Engineering Department and Drilling Projects Manager, Djiboutian Office for Geothermal Energy Development, Djibouti Sofiya Abdulkadir Ayano Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Mines, Ethiopia Faith Hamala Wandera Deputy Director Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya Cesar Niyonzima Fossil Fuels Senior Engineer, Ministry of Infrastructure, Rwanda Innocent Gerald Luoga Commissioner for Electricity and Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy, Tanzania Julius Namusanga Wamala Assistant Commissioner – Electrical Generation, Electrical Power Department, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda
15:40-15:55	Q&A
15:55-16:00	Closing remarks	Alois Mhlanga Chief, Climate Technologies Innovation Unit, Division of Decarbonization and Sustainable Energy, UNIDO

Geothermal Business Matching Event

Date & Time: Monday, 24 July 2023, 10:00-15:00
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 10:00-12:30
Venue: Dai-ichi Hotel Tokyo, 21F Lumiere (1-2-6 Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Host: UNIDO
Auspices: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), African Development Bank (AfDB), Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Japan Institute for Overseas Investment (JOI)
Language: English (partial translation provided upon request)
Participation fee: Free
Capacity: 3-5 participants from an organization per each bilateral meeting slot. Some slots may already be reserved.
Please check the availability in the above registration site.

List of invited policy makers

Country	Institution	Title
Djibouti	Djiboutian Office for Geothermal Energy Development	Head of Legal Services
		Project Manager for Geothermal Direct Use
		Head of Engineering Department
		Head of Infrastructure, Logistics and Maintenance Department
		Executive Assistant of Director
Ethiopia	Ministry of Mines	CEO, Mineral, Petroleum and Geothermal License Administration Desk
	Mineral Industry Development Institute	General Manager
	Ethiopia Geological Institute	General Manager
	Ministry of Mines	Head of Petroleum and Geothermal License Works Administration Desk
Kenya	Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives	UNIDO Desk Officer
	Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives	Deputy Director of Industries
	Ministry of Energy and Petroleum	Deputy Director Renewable Energy
		Principal Renewable Energy Officer
		Senior Principal Superintending Geologist
Rwanda	Ministry of Infrastructure	Transmission and Distribution Senior Engineer
Rwanda	Ministry of Infrastructure	Fossil Fuels Senior Engineer
Tanzania	Ministry of Energy	Commissioner for Electricity and Renewable Energy
	Ministry of Energy	Director for Policy and Planning
	Tanzania Geothermal Development Company	Board Chairman
	Tanzania Geothermal Development Company	Acting General Manager
Uganda	Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development	Permanent Secretary
	Attorney General Chambers	Commissioner Legal Advisory and Consultancy Services
	Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development	Economist-Tax Policy Department

Contact

Hitoshi Seki Masataka Kanegae
Email: hseki@sekconsulting.com Email: m.kanegae@unido.org