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‘Expo getting better’

ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) chief executive officer Kenias Mafukidze says the International Renewable Energy Conference and Expo has developed significantly over the last few years to become a must-attend event for renewable energy in southern Africa.

“Since our last event, I think things have developed,” Mafukidze said while giving his remarks at the fourth edition of the conference and expo 2023 held in Victoria Falls last week.

“When we met last time, there were six or seven countries. This time there are over 20 countries across the breadth and length of our continent. This has become a key go to event for renewable energy in southern Africa. We have delegates from everywhere.

“We will sign a serious contract today (Thursday) with the French company. So, this conference is not a talk show. This is a conference where real things get done and we're excited that this continues to provide that leadership,” he said.

“The future is about us rewarding those who are generating the energy. I think we heard our partners, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority, talking about net metering where it's a huge business opportunity,” Mafukidze said.

The CEO said AMH was driven by one thing and “that one thing is nation building and we think there are two ways to build the nation. One is being brutally honest with each other.

“So now and again we will point to the bleeding areas in our community and for that we are not very popular. But as much as that happens, we also believe one of the key things we must deliver is to rally our country together. We are Zimbabweans, we are Africans, it's only when we work together that we can move,” he said.

The four-day conference, whose theme is Managing The Future — Clean Energy Possibilities, was attended by top energy experts, financiers, green energy entrepreneurs and investors, among others.

It was organised by The Standard newspaper in collaboration with the Energy and Power Development ministry.

The Standard is under the AMH stable. AMH also publishes NewsDay, Zimbabwe Independent and Southern Eye and owns teleradio platform Heart and Soul.

We are Zimbabweans,

we are Africans, it's only

when we work together

that we can move

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