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Panel Discussion: Enhancing Energy Systems - Integrating Natural Gas into the Grid

29 Jan 2025
Baobab Room
The Supply-Demand Loop: Opportunities in Power Generation

Renewables’ variability highlights the role of natural gas as a transitional enabler. What are the strategies to maximize the use of the abundant gas resources in the region?

  • Latest developments on gas-to-power projects
  • Does the region present the necessary gas-to-power infrastructure?
  • Case Study: Tanzania’s 350MW Thermal Power Project - Analysing the use of Combined Cycle Gas Turbines (CCGT) for enhanced energy efficiency
Chairperson
Kenneth Mutaonga, Independent Regional Energy Expert
Speakers
Mongopasi Sandja Pele, Secretary General - Ministry of Hydraulic Resources & Electricity, Democratic Republic of The Congo
Jean-Baptiste Havugimana, Director Productive Sectors - East African Community (EAC)
Maxon Chitawo, Acting CEO - Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO), Malawi
François Xavier Dubois, Head of Business Development Eastern Africa - Siemens Energy