Seplat Energy Plc is set to host its second edition of the Seplat Energy Summit (SES) on the 7th of October 2021 available for free participation online. The theme of this year’s Summit is: ‘Global Trends in Energy Transition and the African Perspective.’ This discourse is quite timely as the world tilts towards energy transition with climate change and advocacy and policy changes dominating most energy conversations with the overall objective of promoting clean energy mix globally.
At the Summit which brings international and local experts to speak on the theme, the Company will also formally provide more information on leading Nigeria’s energy transition with its recent name change from Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc to Seplat Energy Plc. The company’s name change is in consonance with global trends in energy transition and aligns with the company’s renewed focus on the entire energy value chain with an emphasis on cleaner and more sustainable forms of energy to power Nigeria.
The 2021 Seplat Energy Summit will aggregate notable, reputable and dynamic leaders in their respective fields to examine the various aspects of energy transition and also put divergent views on energy transition into proper perspective. The Seplat Energy Summit will be flagged open by His Excellency, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Other speakers include H.E, Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources; the NNPC GMD, Mallam Mele Kyari; Engr. Sarki Auwalu, the Director/CEO of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR); Mike Sangster, the Managing Director of Total Energies E&P Nigeria Limited; Engr. Simbi Wabote, the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Oscar Onyema, the Group Managing Director/CEO of the Nigeria Exchange Group. In addition are Nduka Obaigbena, the founder and publisher of ThisDay Newspapers and Arise TV; Miguel Azevedo, Head Investment Banking ME&A, Citi Group and Non-Executive Directors at Seplat Energy Bello Rabiu, and Arunma Oteh.
The keynote speakers include Daniel Yergin, a Pulitzer Prize winning Author and Energy Commentator. Daniel Yergin takes the audiences on a riveting and timely journey across this new map, illuminating the great issues of geopolitics and energy in our era of rising political turbulence and pointing to the profound challenges that lie ahead. Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi, the CEO & Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Sustainable Energy for All will focus on “Balancing Sustainability Revolution with Energy Poverty- Lessons from around the World.”
Roger Brown, the Chief Executive Officer, Seplat Energy Plc, in a recent interview on the importance of the theme, said: “Nigeria will chart its energy transition journey, but improving access to energy will be essential to its economic growth. Given Nigeria’s increasing importance in Africa, the success or failure in addressing this challenge will have global implications.”
Seplat Energy will launch its new energy brand at the summit, and according to Brown, it is committed to energy transition and intends to be a major player in the renewable energy space, harnessing the abundant renewable energy resources available across Nigeria.
He said, “The sun is Nigeria’s most abundant natural resource and the advancement in technology is improving its cost competitiveness and efficiency in power generation. It is noteworthy that Nigeria’s off-grid solar has an expected market growth capacity CAGR of 26 percent (2020-2040) and is projected to be worth nearly $17 billion by 2040.”
Brown affirms that the 2021 Seplat Energy Summit brings dynamic leaders in their fields to examine the various aspects of Energy Transition and put divergent perspectives on Energy Transition in context.
The Summit provides the right platform to generate insightful discussion that should offer insights and knowledge to understand energy transition for the continent.
The Seplat Energy Summit 2021, which is a hybrid of online participation and onsite presence holds on October 07, 2021, at the Conference Hall of Transcorp Hilton Abuja and everyone can register on https://seplatenergysummit.com free to participate online or visit the company website for more details.