CIDADE DO CABO, África do Sul, 13 de agosto 2026/APO Group/ –Três altos responsáveis governamentais e reguladores que estão a moldar o futuro dos setores energéticos de Barbados, Angola e Marrocos irão intervir na African Energy Week (AEW) 2026, que decorrerá na Cidade do Cabo, de 12 a 16 de outubro. A sua participação surge num momento em que cada um destes mercados está a avançar com reformas importantes destinadas a atrair investimento, expandir as infraestruturas energéticas e reforçar a segurança energética a longo prazo.

 

Reunindo ministros, entidades reguladoras, empresas petrolíferas nacionais e investidores globais, a AEW 2026 constitui a principal plataforma do continente para a definição de políticas energéticas e parcerias comerciais. Os debates abrangerão as áreas de upstream, licenciamento, estratégias de transição energética, desenvolvimento de infraestruturas e integração regional, com os líderes governamentais a desempenharem um papel central na definição do panorama de investimento nos mercados africanos e internacionais.

Kerrie D. Symmonds, Ministro da Energia, Desenvolvimento Empresarial e Comércio de Barbados e Ministro Sénior Coordenador do Setor Produtivo, participa na conferência num momento em que a nação caribenha prossegue uma estratégia energética de dupla vertente. Após a sua nomeação em fevereiro deste ano, Symmonds tem supervisionado políticas que apoiam a meta de Barbados de atingir 100% de eletricidade renovável até 2030, ao mesmo tempo que abre o setor offshore do país a novas explorações.

Em junho, o governo lançou negociações diretas para 19 blocos em águas ultraprofundas, cobrindo mais de 62 000 km², criando oportunidades para exploradores internacionais a par do investimento contínuo no armazenamento em baterias e na modernização da rede elétrica. Na AEW 2026, a participação da Ministra Symmonds deverá destacar a estratégia de Barbados para alinhar a segurança energética com o crescimento económico e o investimento privado.

Posicionado para oferecer uma visão sobre um dos maiores programas de investimento a montante de África, Alcides Andrade, membro do Conselho Executivo da Agência Nacional de Petróleo, Gás e Biocombustíveis de Angola (ANPG), junta-se à AEW 2026 num momento em que a organização implementa uma estratégia de 60 mil milhões de dólares até 2030. A ANPG está também a apoiar grandes projetos, incluindo Agogo, Begonia, a Fase 3 do CLOV e os projetos de gás de Quiluma e Mabowueiro.

À medida que Angola trabalha para estabilizar a produção de petróleo e expandir a capacidade de refinação interna, Andrade estará em posição de debater as reformas regulatórias e as oportunidades de investimento que impulsionam a próxima fase de crescimento do país.

Entretanto, Salwa Didi, Diretora da Divisão de Avaliação Offshore do Gabinete Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos e Minas (ONHYM) de Marrocos, junta-se à AEW 2026 num momento em que a agência empreende a maior reforma institucional da sua história. A transformação do ONHYM numa sociedade anónima apoiada pelo Estado confere-lhe maior flexibilidade para angariar capital, criar filiais e atrair parceiros estratégicos. A reforma coincide com os progressos no Projeto de Gás de Tendrara, com os renovados esforços de exploração offshore e com o avanço contínuo do Gasoduto Nigéria-Marrocos, reforçando a ambição de Marrocos de se tornar um centro energético regional que ligue os recursos de gás africanos aos mercados europeus.

«O investimento na energia assenta em instituições sólidas, políticas claras e quadros de investimento competitivos», afirma NJ Ayuk, presidente executivo da Câmara Africana de Energia. «Barbados, Angola e Marrocos estão a demonstrar diferentes abordagens para libertar o seu potencial energético, e a AEW 2026 proporciona uma plataforma importante para que estes líderes interajam diretamente com investidores e com a indústria.»

A participação dos ministros Symmonds, Andrade e Didi reforça o papel da AEW 2026 como a principal plataforma do continente para o diálogo entre governos e o setor privado. Realizado ao longo de cinco dias no Centro Internacional de Conferências da Cidade do Cabo, o evento reúne decisores políticos com os investidores e promotores que impulsionam a próxima geração de projetos energéticos em África.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, August 13, 2026/APO Group/ –The Data Centre Summit returns for its second edition on 29 October 2026, co-located with the C&I Energy + Storage Summit at The Maslow Hotel in Johannesburg.

 

Following its debut alongside Enlit Africa in Cape Town, the Summit responds to a clear industry need: a platform that connects the growth of artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure with the power, cooling, financing and sustainability challenges shaping data centre development across Africa.

The programme will examine why data centres are emerging as a new industrial powerhouse and what coordinated action is required from operators, hyperscalers, utilities, independent power producers and investors to capture Africa’s share of global demand.

Cooling will be a central focus, with sessions exploring the shift from air to liquid cooling as rack densities increase. Discussions will consider deployment at scale, high-performance infrastructure, water availability, waste-heat reuse and the pressure that freshwater scarcity places on cooling decisions.

A South Africa country spotlight will assess the wheeling landscape, grid congestion, regulatory developments and investor sentiment influencing near-term project delivery. The programme will also explore the operational realities of maintaining 24/7 power supply through renewable blending, co-location and evolving generation technologies.

A dedicated case study will unpack how Cape Town, the first African city to launch a formal data strategy, is balancing spatial planning, resource constraints and public transparency against the rapid site approvals demanded by hyperscale growth. This will be paired with a cross-sector conversation on how surging digital workloads are drawing municipal grid capacity and independent power producers into closer alignment, and what coordinated, energy-led siting means for the next wave of facilities coming online across the continent.

Parallel masterclasses will focus on implementation, practical data centre design for African conditions and the barriers limiting clean energy investment. These sessions will address project bankability, power availability, execution risk, grid instability, contractor capacity and blended-finance solutions, giving delegates concrete tools to move projects from concept to bankable reality.

Co-location with the C&I Energy + Storage Summit, created by VUKA Group, places data centre operators in direct conversation with the customers, energy providers, financiers and technical partners responsible for powering Africa’s digital backbone.

For more information and to download the Data Centres Summit Johannesburg programme, visit https://apo-opa.co/3TXHxJ5  

LAGOS, Nigeria, August 13, 2026/APO Group/ –Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has led a group of strategic investors into the landmark US$2.5 billion Private Placement completed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE (DPRP).

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE owns the approximately US$20 billion integrated refining and petrochemical complex located on a 2,500-hectare site in Lagos, Nigeria. The project was designed with a nameplate capacity of 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day, processing crude petroleum into petrol, diesel, aviation fuel, liquefied petroleum gas, naphtha and other refined products for the Nigerian, African and international export markets. The adjoining petrochemical plant converts refinery-derived propylene into polypropylene, a key raw material used in packaging, textiles, household goods, automotive components, medical products and other manufactured goods. As part of the Dangote Group’s Vision 2030, they have announced the intention to more than double the nameplate capacity of the refinery to 1.4 million barrels per day by 2028.

The private placement of shares was DPRP’s first equity capital raise to include new investors beyond its legacy ownership. The transaction recorded a 3.7x subscription level, with strong participation from international and African institutional investors, sovereign-related investment vehicles, development finance institutions and long-standing strategic partners.

AFC’s investment deepens its longstanding partnership with Dangote Group across some of Africa’s most consequential industrial projects. AFC acted as Co-Coordinating Bank on a US$3 billion syndicated loan for DPRP and recently received full repayment of its foundational US$300 million senior term loan to Dangote Industries Limited, which helped advance the refinery from concept stage. This latest commitment reflects AFC’s model of providing early-stage risk capital before recycling funding into the next generation of transformative projects once assets reach stable, cash-generative operations.

Samaila Zubairu, AFC President & CEO, said: “AFC’s participation in this transaction reflects our continued conviction in DPRP as one of the most consequential industrial assets on the continent. Since the refinery’s earliest stages, AFC has provided catalytic capital to help move the project from concept to reality — from our role in the syndicated financing and our support for working capital during commissioning to this investment in its next phase of growth. This is what long-term partnership looks like: capital that remains engaged as a project develops, becomes operational and matures into a stable, cash-generating industrial platform. DPRP’s success is a powerful demonstration of the scale of ambition, execution and value creation that is possible in Africa.”

Commenting on the transaction, Aliko Dangote, GCON, President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited and Chairman of DPRP, described the transaction as “a strategic step to deepen and further institutionalize the Enterprise’s shareholder base, while raising capital to complement our internal cash flows and external debt, as DPRP advances its expansion agenda.” He added: “This further demonstrates our profound commitment to developing domestic refining and petrochemical capacity — reducing Africa’s reliance on imported refined products and supporting the continent’s energy security.”

David Bird, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of DPRP, noted: “The exceptional demand we saw is a testament to our operational excellence, execution capacity, and investor confidence in DPRP’s leadership.”