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YES! On the Road

YES! On the Road Nigeria will be held alongside Nigeria Now! 2026, taking place in Abuja, Nigeria on the 20th November 2026. Click below to learn more!

On the Road Nigeria

What is YES! On the Road? 

YES! On the Road is your opportunity to be part of a dynamic movement that continues the conversation beyond our main YES! Youth Energy Summit in Cape Town, South Africa. We ensure to take our mission on the road to reach youth who may not have the chance to attend the annual summit, bringing tailored, relevant content to different countries across the continent throughout the year. 

Empowering African Youth !

YES! On the Road is the initiative from the YES! movement. We’re excited to bring the energy and impact of our annual YES! Youth Energy Summit directly to cities across Africa through a series of one-day events. Each event is designed for 100 to 200 young people, ensuring a personalized and impactful experience.

Your path in the energy sector

YES! On the Road is all about the different jobs and careers in the energy sector – and how you can find something for you.  You don’t need to be an engineer – there are opportunities for all kinds of students and young entrepreneurs in energy!

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Pele Green Energy’s Jolene on finding your place in the energy transition

Pele Green Energy began as a drive to transform young South Africans' lives, with energy as the conduit. Speaking to ENN at AEF, Jolene Shaw of Knowledge Pele shares what nearly sixteen years has taught her, and why young entrepreneurs should find their place across the whole energy value chain.
Arts/Energy

ENN Book Club: The Black History Month Edit 

In October, Black History Month is celebrated in the United Kingdom, and in February, it is celebrated in the United States. Black History is not confined to a single month: it encompasses the past, present, and future, shaping the world we live in today. Through literature, stories, and lived experiences, we gain insight into resilience, creativity, and the pursuit of justice.  In this […]
Hydropower

Batoka Gorge: The energy is already in the river

The proposed Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric Scheme has moved into a new phase, with Zambia and Zimbabwe seeking experienced development partners to deliver a project that could add significant power capacity to the region. Speaking at AEF, the Zambezi River Authority and Southern African Power Pool highlighted the need for investment to turn the Zambezi’s existing potential into electricity for a market facing continued supply challenges.
News

Africa’s newest anchor load is digital

Raxio Group is entering Tanzania and has lifted its funding pool to $380 million, with fresh capital from its main shareholders Meridiam and the Roha Group. Each facility the operator builds draws power around the clock at industrial scale, the kind of demand that pulls generation and grid investment in behind it.
Tech & Power Generation

 The grid needs a generation of builders

South Africa's IPP Office has delivered 1,164km of new transmission under the first phase of its programme, and at AEF its head of strategy Niveshen Govender and the electricity ministry's Mvumikazi Vimbani set out what scaling the transmission development plan demands next, from procurement to the engineers who make it real.
News

Off-grid power is now an execution business

Fifty million people gained electricity under Mission 300 and another 250 million wait on a deadline of 2030. At AEF, Ignite's Yariv Cohen, Sun King's Radhika Thakkar and the Mission 300 Accelerator's Andrew Herscowitz argued that the distributed energy sector's task has shifted from proving the model to scaling it.
News

Mission 300’s map fills in with six new compacts

Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Djibouti, Gabon, Rwanda and Uganda signed national energy agreements at AEF, carrying Africa's largest electrification drive deeper into Central and East Africa, while the AfDB's Daniel Schroth pointed to a partnership that now counts more than thirty development finance institutions.
Energy access

Catch up on the ENN Daily Newspapers from the Africa Energy Forum 2026 held in Cape Town

Africa's largest electrification drive set out to bring power to 300 million people by 2030. At the opening of the Africa Energy Forum 2026 in Cape Town, the Presidents of the World Bank and the African Development Bank used a joint video message to mark how far it has already travelled, and what is carrying it.