First High Level Meeting
of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership
Vienna, 2010
The First High Level Meeting (HLM) of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) successfully concluded.
The host country of the Meeting, Austria, represented by Dr Michael Spindelegger, Federal Minister for European and International Affairs welcomed the Co-Chairs African Union Commissioner Dr Elham M.A. Ibrahim EU-Commissioner for Energy, Günther Oettinger - EU-Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development from Mauritius, Devanand Virahsawmy and Parliamentary State Secretary Gudrun Kopp for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Together with Ministers and high level representatives from 24 European and 33 African countries, they adopted concrete goals for the future of the Partnership. Later, European Commissioner Andris Piebalgs launched the Partnership’s first initiative, the Africa-EU Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme (RECP).
Altogether, more than 300 participants at the conference discussed the issues of energy security, energy access, renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Conference Documentation
Conference documentation by IISD (International Institute for Sustainable Development) Reporting Services
English (7.9 MB), French (4.5 MB)
Impressions
Photographs from the first conference day, 14 September 2010.
Photographs from the second conference day, 15 September 2010.


High Level Participants and Speakers
Dr Kandeh K. Yumkella

High Level Participants and Speakers
H.E. Alemayehu Tegenu

High Level Participants and Speakers
H.E. Jean-Louis Borloo

High Level Participants and Speakers
H.E. Emmanuel Buah

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H.E. Simon D'Ujanga

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H.E. Dr Elham M.A. Ibrahim

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H.E. Teneng Mba Jaiteh

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H.E. Gudrun Kopp

High Level Participants and Speakers
H.E. Ahmed Haj Ali

High Level Participants and Speakers
H.E. Tabe Eugène

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H.E. Dammipi Noupokou

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H.E. Elizabeth Dipuo Peters

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H.E. Andris Piebalgs

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H.E. Dr Michael Spindelegger

High Level Participants and Speakers
H.E. Lamine Thioune

High Level Participants and Speakers
H.E. Devanand Virahsawmy

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H.E. Günther Oettinger

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H.E. Kiraitu Murungi

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H.E. Jean-Chrysostome Mekondongo

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H.E. Gilbert Tshiongo Tshibinkubula wa Tumba

High Level Participants and Speakers
H.E. Ali Ahmed Osman

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H.E. Eng. Abulqasim MohD. O’nies

High Level Participants and Speakers
Dr Christoph Leitl

High Level Participants and Speakers
H.E. Tomáš Dub

High Level Participants and Speakers
H.E. Monyane Moleleki




