Experiences
Energy Innovators & Climate Change Heroes Pitch
AETC’s inaugural Energy Innovators & Climate Change Heroes Pitch drew over 180 applicants from across the continent.
Young innovators and startups take centre stage through pitches, competitions and the Youth Energy Entrepreneurship & Incubation Programme (YEEIP).
“Africa is not a continent waiting for its future. Africa is the future. Africa cannot finance, build, operate, or own this energy future without first investing in the young people who will do that work, not as beneficiaries, but as architects, as engineers, as entrepreneurs, as owners.”
At AETC 2026
AETC’s First Innovators Cohort Spotlights Africa’s Energy Talent
AETC’s inaugural Energy Innovators & Climate Change Heroes Pitch drew over 180 applicants from across the continent. Eight finalists advanced to pitch live before a panel of investors, technology leads, and development finance institutions.
Their solutions tackled real gaps in Africa’s energy value chain: off-grid battery storage optimization, pay-as-you-go LPG distribution, smart metering with mobile payments, and AI-driven solar irrigation, proof that homegrown innovation is ready to scale.
Winning startups received direct seed funding commitments, business incubation placements, and invitations to post-conference leadership roundtables, including the EU Youth & Innovators Summit.
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The Energy Innovators and Climate Change Heroes Pitch puts Africa's most promising energy ventures in front of investors, partners and the conference. Tell us about yours.
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18–20 May 2027 · Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra