United States Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, will be speaking at the 10th Powering Africa Summit (PAS), at the JW Marriott Washington, D.C. from the 6-7 March 2025.
Wright is expected to address the future of the US & Africa Energy Partnership, in a keynote address at the Summit.
Wright will be joined by representatives from the U.S. Department of State: Ambassador Troy Fitrell, Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of African Affairs; Kimberly Harrington, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Energy Resources; and Stephen Banks, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy, Bureau of Energy Resources.
All are expected to share their vision for a future relationship between African countries and US-based investors.
Wright said “as Secretary of Energy, I am committed to unleashing all forms of affordable, reliable and secure energy here at home and advancing that mission of energy security around the world – and nowhere is that more critical than the continent of Africa. I look forward to joining the Summit to reaffirm the strategic energy partnership between the U.S. and Africa and share my vision for advancing innovation and removing barriers to energy access, both at home and around the world.”
Alongside U.S. Government stakeholders in Washington will be a significant Ministerial contingent from Africa, with speakers from 20 countries confirmed.
They are expected to collaborate and ideate alongside institutional investors, private financiers, service and technology providers to drive energy development across the continent.
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