About WAE Summit:
WAES 2026: Transforming Africa’s Energy Supply Chain through Technology, Investment and Local Value Creation
Where Strategy Meets Execution
The Wider African Energy Summit (WAES) is the premier platform exclusively focused on African energy project execution. WAES brings together the complete value chain from operators and NOCs/NECs to technology providers, service companies, and financiers with a singular focus of turning African energy strategy into tangible project delivery.
Our Mission:
To transform Africa’s energy supply chain through technology deployment, bankable investment, and meaningful local value creation by accelerating projects from strategy to successful execution.
Our 2026 Theme:
“Transforming Africa’s Energy Supply Chain through Technology, Investment and Local Value Creation”
Our Difference:
WAES specifically focuses on strategy execution by showcasing breakthrough technologies, connecting projects with capital, building local capability, and facilitating the partnerships that turn African energy potential into profitable reality.
Event History
2024
Inaugural Summit
WAES launched in Accra, Ghana (September 2024), bringing together African energy stakeholders and international supply chain partners for the first time with an exclusive focus on upstream execution.
2025
Aberdeen Edition
In November 2025, WAES was hosted in Aberdeen and connected Africa’s energy opportunities with Europe’s leading energy technology hub.
2026
London Edition
WAES is being hosted in London from 1 – 2 December 2026 under the theme “Transforming Africa’s Energy Supply Chain through Technology, Investment and Local Value Creation.” This edition features enhanced matchmaking, country showcase, structured procurement forums, and focused sessions on technology transfer, project financing, and local content implementation.