The Africa Energy Technology Centre, in partnership with the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, Ghana, is excited to announce the fourth edition of the Africa Energy Technology Conference (AETC 2027). It takes place from 25 to 28 May 2027 in Accra, Ghana.
AETC brings together governments, investors, industry leaders and innovators from across Africa and around the world. Its focus is turning Africa’s energy potential into real projects, partnerships and progress. This year, the conversation moves from ambition to ownership.
The Theme: Engineering Sovereignty
Scaling and Commercializing Indigenous Technologies for Africa’s Unified Energy Economy
For more than a century, Africa’s place in the global energy system has been defined by what it exports: crude, gas, minerals and raw potential. The technology, the manufacturing and the margins have largely been captured elsewhere. As the world rebuilds its energy systems around new technologies and critical minerals, that model is no longer acceptable, and no longer inevitable.
Engineering Sovereignty is the next stage of Africa’s energy story. It means Africa designing, building, financing and owning the technologies that power its homes, industries and cities. Energy independence is no longer measured only in barrels or megawatts. It is measured in intellectual property, industrial capability and the ability to set our own terms.
The opportunity is historic. Africa holds a large share of the minerals that the energy transition depends on, the world’s youngest workforce, and, through the African Continental Free Trade Area, a single market of 1.4 billion people. What is missing is the bridge from invention to industry: capital that backs African innovators, policy that rewards local content, and markets that let solutions scale across borders.
AETC 2027 convenes the leaders who can build that bridge. For senior executives, investors and policymakers, the question is no longer whether Africa will build its own energy economy. It is who will help to build it, and who will share in the value it creates.
What to Expect
Four days of high-level dialogue, deal-making and discovery, from 25 to 28 May. The week opens with a strategic opening session and runs through three days of conference, forums and a full exhibition. It closes with a golf day and tours of Ghana.
New for 2027
• Country Days: Dedicated days for national energy agendas, investment pipelines and ministerial delegations. Angola Day is among those in planning, alongside Nigeria, Senegal and Ghana.
• Global Corridor Roundtables: High-level sessions linking Africa with the Middle East, Europe and the United States.
• New thematic forums: Pan-Africa Mineral & Refinery Forum; Innovation Frontier Energy Forum; African Manufacturing & Local Content Summit; Intra-Africa Energy Trade & Investment Forum.
• Africa Energy Youth Forum, ACTIVATE: A full day for young innovators, SME leaders and climate champions.
• Women in Energy Luncheon: Celebrating the women shaping Africa’s energy sector.
Who Should Attend
• Ministers, policymakers and government agencies
• National and international oil companies
• Power, renewables, mining and critical minerals companies
• Investors, banks and development finance institutions
• Technology firms, EPCs, startups and SMEs
• Diplomats, researchers and young energy leaders
Why Sponsor
• Position your brand at the centre of Africa’s most important energy technology conversation.
• Gain direct access to ministers, decision-makers and investors.
• Own a stage, a forum or a Country Day, with visibility before, during and after the event.
• Show your commitment to Africa’s energy future.
Why Exhibit
• Put your technology in front of buyers, governments and financiers in one room.
• Generate leads, launch products and build partnerships across African markets.
• Stand out with booths and country pavilions at the heart of the conference. The best spaces go first.
Get Involved
• Become a Sponsor: aetconference.com/partnership
• Book an Exhibition Stand: aetconference.com/exhibit
• Download the Conference Brochure: [link]
• Download the Sponsorship Prospectus: [link]
Contact Us
• Sponsorship: sales@aetconference.com
• Exhibition: exhibits@aetconference.com
• General: info@aetconference.com · +233 502 519 909
We look forward to welcoming you to Accra from 25 to 28 May 2027.
Ms. Emelia Akumah
Founder & President, Africa Energy Technology Centre
