Co-Chairs of the AEEP
Country Name/ Position
African Union H.E. Elham M.A. Ibrahim Commission Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy
Austria H.E. Andreas Melan Austrian Ambassador to Ethiopia
Germany H.E. Christian Schmidt Parliamentary State Secretary (Deputy Minister) Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Ministers
Country Name/ Position
Benin H.E. Barthélémy Dahoga Kassa Minister of Energy, Petroleum Exploration, Mining, Water and Development of Renewable Energy
Burundi H.E. Côme Manirakiza Minister of Energy and Mines
Chad H.E. Djérassem Le Bemadjiel Minister of Energy and Petroleum
Republic of Congo H.E. Henry Ossebi Minister of Energy
Djibouti H.E. Ali Aboubaker Houssein Doualeh Secretary General, Ministry of Energy and Water
Country Name/ Position
Ethiopia H.E. Alemayehu Tegenu Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy
Equatorial Guinea H.E. Fidel Marcos MAÑE Ncogo EYANG Deputy Minister of Energy
Gabonese Republic H.E. Etienne Dieudonné Ngoubou (only note-verbal) Minister of Energy
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The Gambia H.E. Teneng Mba Jaiteh Minister of Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Resources
Ghana H.E. John Abdulai Jinapor Deputy Minister for Energy and Petroleum
Lesotho H.E. Hon. Tseliso Mokhosi Minister of Energy, Meteorology and Water Affairs
Mauritanie H.E. Mohamed Ould Khouna Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Mines
Sierra Leone H.E. Alhaji Randolph Bayoh Deputy Minister for Water Resources
Tanzania Mr. Eliakim C. Maswi Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Minerals
Ambassadors and Heads of Delegations
Country Name/ Position
European Union H.E. Gary Quince Head of Delegation of the European Union to the AU
Finland H.E. Sirpa Mäenpää Finnish Ambassador to Ethiopia
Hellenic Republic H.E. Nicolas Protonotarios Hellenic Ambassador to Ethiopia
Hungary H.E. Sánder Kocsis Hungarian Ambassador to Kenya
Italy H.E. Renzo Rosso Italian Ambassador to Ethiopia and the AUC
Seychelles H.E. Joseph Nourrice Seychelles Ambassador to Ethiopia, Permanent Representative to the AU and UNECA
H.E. Jozef Cibula Slovak Republic Slovak Ambassador to Ethiopia
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Country Name/ Position
Sudan H.E. Karim Ibrahim Sudan Ambassador to Ethiopia
High Level Governmental Delegates and selected High Level Participants
Country/Institution Name/Position
African Union Mr. Aboubakari Baba-Moussa Commission Director, Infrastructure and Energy
Czech Republic Mr. Juraj Chmiel Special Envoy for the External Dimension of the European Union (former Minister of European Affairs)
European Mr. Faouzi Bensarsa Commission Senior Advisor DG DEVCO, European Commission
European Mr. Roberto Ridolfi Commission Director, Sustainable Growth and Development
European Mr. Klaus Rudischhauser Commission Deputy Director General, DG DEVCO
Denmark Ms. Emma Hjernø Head of Section, Department for Global Green Growth (3GF), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
Denmark Ms. Lisbeth Jespersen Deputy Head of Department, Global Green Growth, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
Italy Mr. Marco Marsilli Deputy Director, DG for Global Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy
Italy Mr. Matteo Pianca Head of Economic and Commercial Office, Italian Embassy in Addis Ababa
Italy Mr. Matteo Romitelli Head of Unit IV (Environment – Energy – Sustainable Development), DG for Global Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy
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Country/Institution Name/Position
Kenya H.E. Governor Cornel Amoth Rasanga Governor, Siaya County
The Netherlands Mr. Jacob Waslander Head of Climate and Energy Division
Poland Mr. Krzysztof Buzalski Councellor, Embassy of Poland, Addis Ababa
United Nations Mr. Kandeh K. Yumkella Special Representative to the UN Secretary General, Sustainable Energy for All, United Nations
Alliance for Rural Mr. Ernesto Macias Electrification President, Alliance for Rural Electrification
Central African Mr. Jean-Chrysostome Mekondongo Power Pool Permanent Secretary, Central Africa PP
Eastern and Mr. Admassu Tadesse Southern African President and CEO, Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank Trade and Development Bank
European Ms. Tamsyn Barton Investment Bank Director General, Directorate for Operations outside the European Union and Candidate Countries
European Ms. Heike Rüttgers Investment Bank Head of Division, ACP Policy and Portfolio, European Investment Bank (EIB)
International Energy H.E. Maria van der Hoeven Agency Executive Director (former Minister of Foreign Affairs , The Netherlands)
International Mr. Adnan Amin Renewable Energy Director General Agency
Practical Action Mr. Simon Trace Chief Executive Officer, Practical Action
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Country/Institution Name/Position
World Future Ms. Ansgar Kiene Council Director Africa, World Future Council (WFC)
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