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About the 10th
Africa Energy Summit
Ten years of convening the operators, financiers, regulators and technology partners who move African energy from plan to production — 26–28 November 2026, Port Harcourt.
What is AES
A summit built
around Africa’s
energy transition.
The Africa Energy Summit brings operators, independents, financiers, regulators and technology partners into one room to close deals, test policy and move projects forward.
Deal-making
Policy & regulation
Technology & transition
Next summit
Three days of sessions, pitch tracks and structured deal meetings.
Dates
26–28 November 2026
Venue
Hotel Presidential
Location
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Theme
Scaling Innovative Industrial Capacity for Africa's Energy Security
2,000+
Expected delegates
100+
Exhibition booths
30+
Speakers & panellists
18
Countries represented
Why we exist
Built for deals,
not just panels.
The summit exists for people carrying real mandates — capital to deploy, capacity to build, licences to award. Every format is chosen to shorten the distance between a conversation and a commitment.
01
Mobilise investment, innovative financing and strategic partnerships to accelerate bankable energy, infrastructure and industrial projects across African markets
Mobilise investment, innovative financing and strategic partnerships to accelerate bankable energy, infrastructure and industrial projects across African markets.
02
Expand market access and enterprise growth
Connecting African MSMEs and indigenous energy companies to financiers, procurement opportunities, operators and cross-border business networks.
03
Strengthen local content and indigenous industrial capacity
Advancing manufacturing, fabrication, engineering, technical services, workforce capability and competitive African energy-sector supply chains.
Event experience
Designed for learning,
meeting, and moving
projects forward.
Three days combining keynotes, masterclasses, innovation pitch sessions and pre-arranged meetings — so delegates learn from the people doing the work and leave with clear next steps.
Inside the room
Real sessions from people running the assets.
Direct lessons from operators, EPC leads, financiers and regulators who carry the delivery risk.
Access finance & market opportunities
Meet financiers, investors, DFIs, OEMs, IOCs, NOCs and procurement leaders through structured pitch sessions, finance clinics, B2B and B2G meetings and market-access engagements designed to move opportunities forward.
Turn innovation into commercial value
Present research, patents, prototypes and graduate innovations to investors, industry and technology partners for funding, pilot testing, licensing, co-development, technology transfer and market deployment.
Build industry capacity & partnerships
Connect with energy companies, policymakers and technical leaders around local content, contracting readiness, industrial capacity, technology adoption, workforce development and stronger African energy-sector supply chains.
Showcase, network & grow
Exhibit products and technologies, gain visibility, generate leads and build strategic relationships with executives, investors, government leaders, innovators and international partners across Africa's energy ecosystem and beyond.
Why attend
The conversations
that matter to you.
Each track is shaped for delegates who want decisions they can take back to a board, a partner or a project team.
01
Access finance & market opportunities
Meet financiers, investors, DFIs, OEMs, IOCs, NOCs and procurement leaders through structured pitch sessions, finance clinics, B2B and B2G meetings and market-access engagements designed to move opportunities forward.
02
Turn innovation into commercial value
Present research, patents, prototypes and graduate innovations to investors, industry and technology partners for funding, pilot testing, licensing, co-development, technology transfer and market deployment.
03
Build industry capacity & partnerships
Connect with energy companies, policymakers and technical leaders around local content, contracting readiness, industrial capacity, technology adoption, workforce development and stronger African energy-sector supply chains.
04
Showcase, network & grow
Exhibit products and technologies, gain visibility, generate leads and build strategic relationships with executives, investors, government leaders, innovators and international partners across Africa's energy ecosystem and beyond.
Why it matters
Nigeria’s energy story is written in the Niger Delta.
Our story
Built around better
energy conversations.
The Africa Energy Summit began as a working session for Niger Delta operators who were tired of hearing about their own market second-hand. Ten editions later it is where projects, capital and policy meet.
Hosted by Solewant Group, the 2026 edition brings together producers, independents, service companies, development finance institutions and the regulators shaping Nigeria’s transition pathway.
“Africa’s energy problems are solved by the people closest to them — this summit puts those people in one room.”
What we stand for
What every Africa Energy Summit
experience is built on.
Every speaker, session and format is planned around one goal: make the three days useful, focused and worth the flight.
Substance over spectacle
Production values matter, but the agenda is set by the projects and the policy, not the show.
Intentional curation
Speakers are chosen for what they are accountable for, not for how often they speak.
Honest conversations
Room for disagreement on cost, timelines and what has actually failed in the field.
Practical over inspirational
Delegates should leave with contacts, numbers and next steps — not motivation.
A venue with purpose
Layout, schedule and flow are designed to support meetings, not just seating.
Long-term community
Three days in November, but a network that carries through the rest of the year.
Venue
Hotel Presidential,
Port Harcourt.
A two-hall configuration for plenary sessions, breakout tracks, the exhibition marquee and the deal room — all under one roof.
Address
Hotel Presidential, GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Access
Travel guidance is published as it is confirmed with the venue.
Nearby
The GRA business district, with hotels, restaurants and banks close by.
Ready to take your seat?
Three days in Port Harcourt with the people financing, regulating and building Africa’s energy capacity.