Its status as a member the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) combined with its huge potential to develop natural resources will facilitate the birth of international partnerships within the power sector, driving economic development and encouraging job creation. EnergyNet’s conference Powering Africa: Ghana in Accra this September highlighted Hon. Donkor’s commitment to finding solutions to Ghana’s power supply challenges, encouraging private investment to support generation, transmission and distribution assets in the power sector. The annual Powering Africa: Summit investment conference will take place from 27-29th January 2016 at the Mariott Marquis, Washington, D.C. This meeting will bring together African ministers of finance and energy and US government agencies behind the ‘Power Africa’ initiative to meet with private sector investors and power developers from across North America and Africa.