Events

Innovation Challenge (Track 2 - Afrohackathon)

This Innovation Challenge runs alongside the main Future of Energy Conference (FEC) 2026 — the same dates and venue (25–26 August 2026, Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra). Both programmes are kept as separate listings so applicants and delegates c…

25–26 Aug 2026

The Future of Energy Conference (FEC) 2026 — Powering Africa’s Industrial Transformation

Join us to discuss Powering Africa’s Industrial Transformation. FEC 2026 includes the Innovation Challenge (final pitch and related activities) running in parallel with the main conference — same dates and venue. Both listings are maintain…

25–26 Aug 2026

Anglophone Africa Extractive Industries Knowledge Hub (AFREIKH) — Summer School

ACEP is calling for applications for the Anglophone Africa Extractive Industries Knowledge Hub (AFREIKH) Summer School. Application deadline: 8 May 2026. This Summer School is a capacity-building and policy engagement programme designed to…

15–26 Jun 2026

Clean Cooking Dialogue for Climate Action and Public Health

16 May 2025

Future of Energy Conference 2025

FEC 2025 will examine Africa’s financing needs and strategic pathways for achieving a just energy transition. Join us!

28 Apr 2025

Safeguarding Domestic Resources in the Post Global Aid World

Join us on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings 2025 to brainstorm on new strategies to deepen the on-the-ground work of transforming the quality of governance in Africa.

10 Apr 2025

Expanding Africa’s Mining Support Services through an Industrial Policy Mindset

Join us to explore strategies for expanding Africa's mining support services for sustainable economic growth.

27 Jan 2025

Climate Action Conference

7 Nov 2024

Public Forum on Addressing the Power Sector Challenges

12 Jun 2024

Future of Energy Conference 2024

FEC presents a timely platform for stakeholders to converge, dialogue, and chart a course towards an inclusive and sustainable energy future for Africa.

17 May 2024

2024 Summer School on the Governance of Extractives Industries in Anglophone Africa​​​​

Join ACEP and the NRGI at a one-week intensive summer school on extractive industries governance in Accra, Ghana.

15 May 2024

National Methane Forum - Nigeria

The climate crisis is also a public health crisis, and methane, due to its impact on global warming and air quality, threatens human health.

14 May 2024

National Methane Forum - Ghana

Join us in advancing our understanding of methane emissions and their impacts and exploring practical mitigation strategies.

10 Apr 2024

Side Event at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings 2024

Join us in examining African economies and the G20’s debt treatment framework to shape future debt management strategies.

7 Apr 2024

National Economic Forum

Join us examine evidence of Ghana’s debt drivers and propose governance pathways for its sustainability.

4 Apr 2024

Idea Generation Hub at the Alternative Mining Indaba

Join us to separate facts from opinions and guide data-driven decision-making on Ghana’s lithium project.

1 Feb 2024

Sustainable Net-Zero: The African Way

7 Nov 2023

Forum on the Sidelines of the Africa Climate Summit 2023

31 Aug 2023

Future of Energy Conference 2023

ACEP’s flagship convening on Africa’s energy pathway, policy, and investment.

17 Aug 2023

Leveraging Africa’s Transition Minerals for Optimal Domestic Revenue Mobilization

12 Jun 2023

The Economic Sustainability Summit

Ghana’s macroeconomic instability may be addressed in the short to medium term through an IMF program, with debt restructuring being pursued by the government as part of the current engagements.

29 Mar 2023

The Debt Armageddon: Lessons from Sri Lanka and Ghana

Around the world, fears are rising of a string of sovereign debt defaults, creating a domino effect.

7 Dec 2022

On the occasion of COP 27: High Fuel Prices, Climate Change & Corruption; What is the Link?

As African leaders head to COP 27 to talk about climate change, fuel prices are killing citizens. Energy sectors are drowning in debt. Governments seem to have run out of means to cushion their people. Yet, billions of dollars have gone into private pockets.

7 Nov 2022

Sub-Regional Forum on Domestic Revenue Mobilisation in the Extractive Sector

Over the last 50 years, Africa is estimated to have lost more than $1 trillion in illicit financial flows (IFFs). This amount is roughly equal to the official development aid received by Africa during the same period.

12 Oct 2022

Drivers of Ghana’s Recent Debt and its Implications for the Ghanaian Economy.

When Ghana exited the 16th IMF Supported Program in April 2019, debt sustainability was still a threat as the country preserved its status as a high-risk debt distress country.

19 Aug 2022

Green Minerals: Opportunities for Africa

It has become imperative for the world to transition to a renewable energy system to reduce global emissions and keep the rise of global temperatures below 1.5°C.

8 Jun 2022

Stakeholder Validation Workshop: Promoting Gender Equality in Ghana’s Mining Sector

On Thursday, April 14, 2022, the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) engaged key stakeholders in Ghana’s mining sector to review its Gender Policy proposition for the sector. ACEP, through this engagement, gathered the inputs of stakeholders to contribute to a framework that can encourage the participation and development of women in the extractive sector.

12 Apr 2022

National Dialogue on the future of Ghana’s Gas Sector

Natural gas has become an important fuel source for power generation and some industrial activity in Ghana. In the past decade, Ghana has converted all but one of its thermal generation plants from expensive and heavy-polluting liquid fuels to natural gas, which is considered as a transition fuel.

25 Mar 2022

Campus Rallies to Strengthen Accountability in Resource Governance through Active Citizenship

ACEP embarked on training programs in Cape Coast, Takoradi, and Sunyani to galvanize more people, particularly the youth to identify effective ways to monitor the management of extractive resources and effectively participate in resource governance.

1 Mar 2022

LAUNCH EVENT: Extractive Industry and Climate Change Governance Fund

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) and the Ford Foundation are partnering to sustain the work of critical CSOs working on Extractives and Climate Change Governance and recalibrate the resilience of the CSO ecosystem to manage existing and emerging equity and social justice questions.

7 Dec 2021

NextGen Resource Governance Leaders Programme - Cohort 2

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) was established to contribute to the development of alternative and innovative policy interventions through high-quality research, analysis, and advocacy in Africa’s energy and extractives sector.

23 Nov 2021

Virtual National Dialogue On Extractive Policy In Ghana

Ghana has mined her mineral resources for over a century and produced oil for about a decade now. From good policies, strategies and laws to implementation of these, the country has already chalked modest progress in extractive governance since independence.

16 Mar 2021

Stakeholder Engagement On Financing Options For Renewable Energy Adoption By SMEs In Ghana

Electricity is essential for the operations of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SME) largely for powering machines in manufacturing/processing and packaging as well as administrative and data management operations.

15 Feb 2021

Stakeholder Engagement On Resources Flow To Mining Districts In Ghana

The need to strengthen decentralisation is a constitutional aspiration of Ghana. The Constitution, 1992 requires that deliberate efforts are made to “enhance the capacity of local government authorities to plan, initiate, co-ordinate; manage and execute policies in respect of all matters affecting the

15 Feb 2021

Africa Oil Governance Summit 2020: The Implications of Climate Change Action on Oil Governance in Africa

The Africa Oil Governance Summit (AOGS) is the flagship programme of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP). Instituted in 2015, the AOGS is convened annually in Accra, the capital of Ghana.

7 Oct 2020

COVID-19 Response Strategies in Africa’s Oil and Gas Industry

On June 4 2020, the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) organized a webinar to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on Africa’s oil and gas sector with a panel of stakeholders and over 600 participants drawn from Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique and Tanzania.

2 Jul 2020

The Impact of COVID-19 on Upstream Oil and Gas in Africa

The outbreak of COVID-19 has significantly affected global economic growth and demand for oil. The effects of the pandemic on oil prices has been nothing short of devastating: they have reached their lowest levels since 1991 and currently stand at below $30 a barrel.

4 Jun 2020