TANZANIA
will once again showcase its potential for investments when it hosts the 11th East
African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition next year. The forum, to be organised by the East African Community (EAC), will take
place from March 5 to 7 at a venue to be announced later.
The
2025 edition, set to attract over 1,000 delegates, aims to highlight the
region’s petroleum potential and investment opportunities.
“Expectations
are high for the event,” the EAC secretariat said in a statement on the event
which was last held in Uganda last year.
Over
the past two decades, the biennial EA petroleum conferences have served as
crucial platforms for dialogue among governments and industry players on
exploitation of hydrocarbon resources.
Next
year’s edition is themed ‘Unlocking investment in Future Energy; the Role of
Petroleum Resources in the Energy Mix for Sustainable Development in East
Africa’.
A
meeting of the Regional Steering Committee which comprised experts from around
the region in Zanzibar last week marked the official commencement of
preparations.
The
deputy permanent secretary in the ministry of Energy, Dr James Mataragio, is
the chairperson of the Regional Steering Committee.
“Tanzania
is not only ready but excited to host the Petroleum Conference in 2025, and we
call upon all partner states to join hands with Tanzania to ensure we have a
successful event,” he said.