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Youth Energy Summit (YES!) Opening Ceremony 2026

Watch the Opening Ceremony from the Youth Energy Summit (YES!) 2026, at the CTICC in Cape Town. Be inspired by success stories from YES! Alumni in the Walk With Me Programme, including Thuso Kuali (Pele Energy Group), Amukelani Nkhi (Waste to Watt Innovations), Mercy Kyalo (Feion Green Ventures), Vincent Mosebe (Mosebe Enterprise) and Emmanuel Terwase (Boost Power). Hear from the Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy, South Africa, and discover youth entrepreneurship opportunities from Pele Energy Group, African Union Commission, ESKOM, DBSA, Mission 300, Sunking and Seriti Green.

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