year deal to advance energy skills, innovation

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has signed a two-year agreement with SPE Africa to strengthen technical capacity, promote innovation and support talent development across Africa s energy industry. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishes a strategic partnership between the continent s leading energy advocacy organisation and the African arm of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), a global professional body with more than 127,000 members in 145 countries. NJ Ayuk, executive chairman of the African Energy Chamber, said the collaboration would help improve the quality of technical dialogue across the continent s energy industry while supporting long-term capacity development. By bringing SPE Africa s global technical expertise into closer alignment with the Chamber s platforms and advocacy, we are ensuring that Africa is not only attracting investment, but also delivering projects that are efficient, competitive and built to last, Ayuk said. Read also: ECOWAS unveils strategy to transform West Africa’s vast energy resources into reliable power supply