By Theuns Ehlers, Head of Project Finance at Barclays Africa

Charting data from 54 African countries, a new UN atlas reveals the continent's energy potential; revealing that investment in renewable energy would strengthen its economic advancement

The 19th Annual Africa Energy Forum (AEF) has been announced to take place from 7-9 June in Copenhagen. The decision to host the Forum in Denmark was made in order to capitalise on the investment potential of Nordic countries into Africa and to showcase the technologies being utilised across the region to manage their cities cleanly and cost effectively, technologies which can be transferred to African nations

The forum, which will take place in London from 22-24 June 2016, will bring together more than 2,000 government representatives, power developers and investors from around the world

Access Infra Africa (Access), Dubai-based developer, owner and operator of power assets in Africa, has announced winners of its inaugural US$5mn Access Co-Development Fund (ACF) competition