African Energy Week 2027

African Energy Week (AEW) is the African Energy Chamber's annual meeting place for policy dialogue, dealmaking and investment across the continent's energy sector. Over five days in Cape Town, ministers, national oil companies, international operators, financiers and service companies discuss how to develop Africa's oil, gas, power and renewable resources, and many governments use the week to present licensing rounds and projects to investors.

What's covered

The programme runs across the whole energy value chain, from upstream exploration and licensing to power generation and the minerals that feed the energy transition.

• Upstream oil and gas exploration and licensing
• Natural gas and LNG development
• Power generation and grid infrastructure
• Renewable energy projects
• Critical minerals
• Energy infrastructure finance

Who attends

AEW is built around government and industry decision-makers. The organizer expects more than 300 ministers and VIPs, over 450 industry speakers and around 12,000 attendees from more than 1,500 companies for the 2027 edition, alongside investors looking for African energy assets.

Why it matters

The 2026 edition drew 12,000 delegates and, according to the organizer, secured more than $17 billion in commitments, with over 120 blocks connected to investors. The 2027 week returns to CTICC 1 and 2 under the Chamber's 'Invest in African Energies' campaign.