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Christoph Frei meets with Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General
Dr Christoph Frei, the World Energy Council’s Secretary General, met with Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General, on Friday, 10 February at the United Nations headquarters in New York. At the meeting Christoph Frei presented a letter on behalf of WEC Members and Officers formally supporting the UN’s “International Year of Sustainable Energy for All”. He [...]
Posted on 12 February 2012
WEC Africa regional event builds energy future for the continent
Africa Energy Indaba 2012, held during 21–23 February in Johannesburg, South Africa, is Africa’s leading energy gathering which aims to facilitate interaction between energy leaders as they work towards a sustainable energy future for the continent. In her opening speech Dipuo Peters, South Africa’s Energy Minister, recognised the importance of the forum and thanked the [...]
Posted on 1 March 2012
World Energy Council survey reveals the issues likely to impact Africa’s energy agenda
African energy leaders see energy prices, energy poverty, and instability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to be the most important critical uncertainties in Africa’s energy sector, according to the newly released African survey of the World Energy Issues Monitor, published by the World Energy Council. The survey is the first ever [...]
Posted on 21 February 2012
World Energy Council welcomes its 21st African member
The World Energy Council (WEC) welcomes Zimbabwe as the latest member committee in Africa to join the world’s largest inclusive and impartial all-energy forum working towards a sustainable energy future. As the 21st African member country, Zimbabwe follows Chad and Bolivia, which joined the WEC at the end of 2011, and brings the WEC network [...]
Posted on 20 February 2012
Interview: Süreyya Yücel Özden, Chair of WEC Turkey
Süreyya Yücel Özden, Chair of WEC Turkey, talks to WEC Inside about the Turkish energy sector ahead of WELS Istanbul in April What is Turkey’s strategic role in the global energy sector? Turkey is located between Europe – one of the largest energy-consuming centres of the world – and the Caspian region – one of [...]
Posted on 15 February 2012