Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and EnergyNet enter into Partnership in Anticipation of Wind Energy Growth Across Africa

Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and EnergyNet enter into Partnership in Anticipation of Wind Energy Growth Across Africa

The Global Wind Energy Council and EnergyNet (https://www.EnergyNet.co.uk), the organisers of the Africa Energy Forum, have entered into a partnership that offers Africa’s wind energy industry a crucial platform to advocate for the technology as part of Africa’s present and future energy mix. As such, GWEC’s Africa WindPower initiative, supported by www.GET-invest, has been made the official ‘Lead Wind Energy Partner’ for the event.

The partnership highlights a recognition of the role that wind energy is set to play in spurring Africa’s sustainable economic growth, from investment to job creation and local supply chain opportunities. Despite Africa’s tremendous proven wind resource, only 1% of the globe’s wind farms are found in Africa. However, many countries across the Continent are poised for an upsurge of wind energy installation in the coming years, from the more established markets such as Egypt, Morocco, Kenya and South Africa, to the nascent wind markets of Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, Tunisia, Mauritania, Nigeria and Ghana.

Wangari Muchiri, GWEC’s Africa WindPower Director, commented that “wind energy has so much to offer Africa as a driver of sustainable economic growth. As an African wind industry, we have already shown that we can provide people with clean and reliable electricity, make