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Africa’s energy market continues to grow rapidly, with annual capital expenditure set to reach $54 billion by 2030. The increase from the $43 billion in annual spending projected for 2025 comes as companies strengthen their footprint across key sectors, striving to unlock commercial opportunities in oil, gas and renewable energy. Amid this growth, the demand for market-based data and analytics becomes increasingly more valuable, with intelligence by leading media firms supporting decision-making, de-risking investments and supporting spending across the continent’s energy sector.

During the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference – taking place September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town – leading media and intelligence firms are speaking. Representatives from Welligence Energy Analytics, Egypt Oil & Gas and CNN have joined the event, underscoring their commitment to supporting investment, development and growth across the African energy sector.

AEW: Invest in African Energies is the platform of choice for project operators, financiers, technology providers and government, and has emerged as the official place to sign deals in African energy. Visit www.aecweek.com for more information about this exciting event.

As a pioneering energy analytics firm, Welligence Energy Analytics maximizes opportunities by providing comprehensive, AI-driven data. Through commentary on upstream trends, the company offers key insight into exploration discoveries, deal notes, licensing rounds, Merger & Acquisition activity and key player intel. For energy companies, the company delivers technical data and deep analysis for approximately 3,000 commercial upstream assets. Its services include screening and identifying opportunities, benchmarking against competitors’ portfolios, evaluating economic impacts and mitigating risks by building credible, commercial asset valuations. For financial institutions, the company offers up-to-date research, providing unique insights, emissions analytics and advanced forecasts that support decision-making. At AEW: Invest in African Energies 2025, Ross Lubetkin, Co-founder & CEO of Welligence Energy Analytics, is speaking, reflecting the company’s commitment to supporting investments in African energy.

Egypt Oil & Gas – as the only Egypt-based and focused oil and gas information provider – plays a central role in empowering business, enabling collaboration and supporting clients across the country’s oil and gas sector. Dedicated to providing innovative solutions, the company offers monthly insights into the market through its publications, daily updates on industry developments through its web portal and market intelligence through concession maps, reports and customized events. These services enable companies – both regional and international – as they navigate Egypt’s evolving energy landscape. Mohamed Fouad, CEO of Egypt Oil & Gas, is participating at AEW: Invest in African Energies 2025.

Meanwhile, CNN – one of the world’s biggest news and information providers – offers regular and relevant insights into Africa’s economies, including key news and information on the African energy sector. The organization is ranked one of the top most-watched networks in all of cable, reaching more than 260 million households worldwide. Through a range of video services, audio content, live TV and news, the organization provides comprehensive coverage of current events and world news. This includes Africa, with the organization offering insight into strategic market trends, news and forecasts. Larry Madowo, International Correspondent at CNN, has also joined AEW: Invest in African Energies 2025. Based in Kenya, Madowo is the host of CNN’s longest-running series: African Voices Changemakers.

“Africa’s energy landscape is rapidly evolving, driven by shifts in global markets, fluctuating supply-demand dynamics and new opportunities cropping up across emerging and established markets. As companies seek to navigate these changes, data and insights by leading media firms prove increasingly valuable. Companies such as Welligence Energy Analytics, Egypt Oil & Gas and CNN offer the tools companies need to invest,” stated Tomás Gerbasio, VP of Commercial and Strategic Engagement, African Energy Chamber.