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IPP & PPA Conference
IPP & PPA Conference
6 March 2025
Cape Town International Convention Centre
Event Overview
The Role of IPP & PPA in meeting Africa’s energy demands
The IPP & PPA Conference is Africa’s premier platform dedicated to addressing the evolving dynamics of Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) in the continent’s energy sector. As Africa faces growing energy demands and strives for a sustainable energy future, this conference provides a critical space for stakeholders to engage, collaborate, and innovate.
Bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, investors, and energy professionals, the conference focuses on tackling the challenges of project financing, regulatory frameworks, risk mitigation, and the integration of renewable energy. It also highlights opportunities for partnerships, innovative business models, and sustainable energy solutions to meet Africa’s unique energy needs.
The IPP & PPA Conference delivers valuable insights, fosters strategic networking, and offers actionable strategies to ensure the successful development and implementation of IPPs and PPAs. Join us to shape the future of Africa’s energy landscape and drive transformative change.
Join us for a vital exploration of Africa’s energy sector at the upcoming IPP & PPA Conference.
2025 Theme:
Power Partnerships: Transforming Energy Access Through Sustainable IPPs and Bankable PPAs
This theme emphasises the importance of collaboration and innovation in independent power production and power purchase agreements to accelerate energy access, attract investment, and ensure sustainability across Africa’s energy sector.
Topics to be discussed
Government and Regulatory Roles in Supporting IPPs and PPAs:
Navigating Policies and Incentives
Cross-border Power Trade and Regional Power Pools:
Enabling Regional PPAs and Collaboration
Unleashing the potential of the commercial and industrial market (C&I)
Unlocking Investment for IPPs in Africa: Financing Models and Investor Confidence
Grid Integration and Capacity Challenges for IPP Projects in Africa
Structuring Effective PPAs: Best Practices for Long-term Success and Bankability
MODERATORs
Brian Day
Chairman
SAIPPA (South African Independent Power Producers Association)
Jason van der Poel
Partner, Head of Projects Practice Group
Webber Wentzel
PANEL MEMBERs
Ryno Verster
Vice President
KfW IPEX-Bank
Annelize van der Merwe
Director: Green Economy
Department of Trade, Industry & Competition
Oliver Johnston
Chief Executive Officer
SOLINK
Katherine Persson
Managing Director
SOLA Group
Panel Session Sponsor
Knowledge Partner
The International Tracking Standard Foundation
The International Tracking Standard Foundation: Founder of I-REC (I-TRACK Foundation) is a non-profit organization that provides a robust standard for developing attribute tracking systems. I-TRACK Foundation is acknowledged by major reporting frameworks such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP), CDP, and RE100 as a reliable backbone for credible and auditable tracking instruments. It ensures the highest quality systems and adherence to best practices designed to avoid double counting, double certificate issuance, and double attribute claims.
The I-Track Foundation is committed to ensuring unbiased access to product information and allowing end-users to confidently procure products whose origins are well documented and clearly accounted for, thus empowering energy consumption choices around the world and supporting claims of generation, ownership, and history.
The I-Track Foundation has requirements and global best practices written directly into the International Attribute Tracking Standard. These best practices require all market facilitators to act in a way that is transparent, fair, and equitable to all market players. In this way, each Market Player can be guaranteed the same opportunities as others provided by the Market Facilitator.
Daystar Power
Daystar Power is a leading off-grid power service provider, offering hybrid solar energy solutions to commercial and industrial businesses in Africa. Daystar Power’s solutions “Solar-as-a-Service” (100% solar power) and “Power-as-a-Service” (hybrid power solutions with battery storage) provide clean and reliable power while reducing clients’ overall power costs.
Founded in 2017 by the African venture builder Sunray Ventures, Daystar Power counts the region’s leading industrial and commercial companies among its client base and is active in Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa. Daystar Power has 50.4 MWdc and 43.7MWac of installed solar power capacity across a 360 project portfolio. Daystar Power is part of the Shell Group.
