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Dr Ainojie Irune to Speak at Africa Energy Technology Conference 2025: Driving Innovation and Sustainable Growth
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AETC Newsroom
As Africa’s Energy Landscape Continues To Evolve, The Upcoming Africa Energy Technology Conference 2025 promises to be a pivotal platform for shaping the continent’s energy future. Scheduled for May 27–29, 2025, at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra, Ghana, the conference will bring together leading voices in energy, finance, and technology to explore the theme: “Innovate, Invest, Implement: Revolutionised Financing for Sustainable Energy Sector Growth in Africa.”
Among the distinguished speakers is Dr. Ainojie ‘Alex’ Irune, Managing Director of Oando Energy Resources Nigeria Limited (OER) and a transformational leader with more than 20 years of experience across the energy value chain. His participation underscores the conference’s commitment to practical, forward-looking solutions that can catalyze real change in the sector.
Dr. Irune’s career is a compelling reflection of the conference’s core pillars. As the former COO of OER, he led initiatives that redefined the company’s business model and delivered tangible outcomes, boosting production, cutting costs, and securing key international financing. These achievements directly speak to the “Invest” component of the conference theme, particularly in how private capital can be effectively mobilized for upstream energy projects in Africa.
His work in founding Oando Clean Energy Limited (OCEL) further highlights his alignment with the “Innovate” dimension. Under his leadership, OCEL has pioneered projects in electric mobility, waste-to-energy, solar, and other clean technologies. The company’s groundbreaking partnership with the Lagos State Government to deploy electric buses is a clear example of how innovation can be implemented at scale to address Africa’s environmental and infrastructure challenges.
At the conference, Dr. Irune is expected to bring unique insights into how public-private partnerships, inclusive policy frameworks, and technology-driven strategies can create more bankable and scalable energy projects. His advocacy for regional collaboration among African countries is also particularly relevant as stakeholders gather to explore continent-wide approaches to financing and implementing sustainable energy initiatives.
In addition to technical and financial leadership, Dr. Irune is known for championing inclusion, diversity, and social equity, values that are increasingly recognized as essential to long-term sustainability in the energy sector. His work in promoting gender balance within Oando and empowering young professionals in the industry offers a human-centered perspective that will enrich conference discussions around inclusive growth.
The Africa Energy Technology Conference 2025 is not just a forum for dialogue but a call to action, to rethink how energy projects are financed, delivered, and scaled across Africa. With thought leaders like Dr. Irune contributing to the conversation, the event is set to offer actionable pathways toward a greener, more resilient energy future for the continent.
As delegates gather in Accra to tackle the critical issues at the intersection of finance, innovation, and implementation, Dr. Ainojie Irune’s voice will be one of the most anticipated, grounded in experience, inspired by progress, and focused on impact.
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