The Future of Energy Conference (FEC) 2025 officially kicks off today, August 26, bringing together more than 1,000 stakeholders from across Africa and beyond to deliberate on innovative pathways for financing the continent’s energy transition.
The annual event, convened by the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), has grown into one of the continent’s premier platforms for dialogue and collaboration on sustainable energy.
This year’s edition runs under the theme “Financing Africa’s Energy Future: Unlocking Investments for Energy Access and Economic Transformation.”
Over the next two days, participants will engage in discussions across six thematic areas, with more than 50 speakers drawn from government, industry, finance, and civil society.
The agenda will focus on how Africa can mobilize the financing and partnerships needed to tackle energy poverty, expand clean energy access, and accelerate economic transformation.
Organisers say FEC 2025 will provide a platform to:
- Identify actionable solutions to bridge Africa’s energy access gap.
- Strengthen regional integration and cross-border energy value chains.
- Explore innovative financing mechanisms and resource mobilisation.
- Drive technology and innovation for sustainable energy solutions.
- Contribute to global dialogue on Africa’s role in the energy transition.
Africa continues to face a widening energy financing gap, which limits progress toward universal access and the achievement of climate goals.
ACEP believes this year’s conference will galvanise bold, actionable strategies to diversify investment options and unlock the continent’s vast energy potential.
The conference is expected to culminate in commitments and partnerships that will shape the future of energy policy and investment across the continent.
The 2025 cohort of The Anglophone Africa Extractive Industries Knowledge Hub (AFREIKH) Summer School on extractive industries governance under the auspices of ACEP and the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) will also participate in this year’s FEC.
