The Minister of Energy, Ms Dipuo Peters will be hosting the Africa-EU Forum on 9 - 10 May 2012, at Cape Sun, in Cape Town, South Africa. The Forum will provide a platform to explore opportunities and potential synergies evolving from the participation of the stakeholder groups together with key political decision-makers.
The establishment of an Africa-EU Energy Partnership Forum (AEEP), including stakeholders from the private sector, civil society and research institutions, has long been an objective of the AEEP2.
So far, however, the AEEP has focused mainly on government level activities. The Forum aims to actively involve the private sector, Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) and research, and to extend the scope of the partnership by bringing together all relevant stakeholders in order to achieve progress on the AEEP 2020 targets.
This event, which is in support of the UN declaration of 2012 as the Year of Universal Access to Sustainable Energy, is organised as follows:
Date: Wednesday to Friday, 9 to 10 May 2012
Time: 08h30 – 17h00
Venue: Cape Sun, Cape Town
Members of the media are advised to register for attendance and coverage of this event as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Time: 16h00 - 18h00
Venue: Cape Sun
For more clarity on registration, please contact:
Lerato Ntsoko
Cell: 082 459 2788
NB: There will be a press briefing on 9 May 2012 at 10h00am.
Please RSVP to:
Johannes Mokobane
Cell: 082 766 3674
Tel: 012 444 4612
E-mail: johannes.mokobane@energy.gov.za or mediadesk@energy.gov.za
For media & interview scheduling:
Thandiwe Maimane
Cell: 083 645 7837
Tel: 012 444 4256
E-mail: thandiwe.maimane@energy.gov.za or Mediadesk@energy.gov.za
Zodwa Batyashe
Media liaison officer
E-mail: Zodwa.batyashe@energy.gov.za
