African Energy Interconnection Development Forum (2018.9)
On September 4, 2018, the African Energy Interconnection Development Forum was successfully held in Beijing. As one of the important activities of 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), this event is jointly organized by Global Energy Interconnection Development Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO), the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). During the event, GEIDCO releases the report on the African Energy Interconnection Planning, key stakeholders from Africa and China meet and discuss development and financing of power projects in Africa, and several cooperation agreements are signed. GEIDCO and the Republic of Guinea jointly initiated the establishment of the African Energy Interconnection Sustainable Development Alliance (AEISDA), which will provide new impetus for sustainable development, urbaniztion and industrialization in Africa.
