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The first edition of the International Exhibition of Extractive and Energy Resources (Sirexe) was launched this Monday, 1is July 2024, by the Prime Minister, Minister of Sports and Living Conditions of Côte d’Ivoire, Robert Beugré Mambé.
Norway is the guest country of honor at this event that will bring together thousands of participants from around the world. The State of Côte d’Ivoire wants to draw inspiration from this country for all its progress made in the fields of mining, oil and energy.
Sirexe, which is a platform for attracting foreign investment, will be held from November 27 to December 2, 2024 at the Parc des Expositions in Port-Bouët, in the south of Abidjan. It will bring together 300 exhibitors and more than 20,000 visitors.
For the Ivorian Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly, this country represents an inspiring model in that it has recognized know-how in hydrocarbons, electricity, and exemplary control of greenhouse gas emissions.
“In addition to Norway, we will have the Federal Republic of Germany, Botswana and Zambia as special guests,” the minister added. Germany is recognized for its expertise in renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Botswana, he said, was invited as a country of honour for its success in local processing of minerals and Zambia for its “spectacular” results in less than three years in foreign direct investment in the exploration and exploitation of mineral resources.
He said that the development of an integrated national policy on mineral and energy resources is being finalized. “This policy will be based on consistent and coherent strategies and action plans.”
Mamadou Sangafowa also understands that reforms of the legislative and regulatory framework will be necessary to further stimulate national and international private investments in the sector and ensure a better distribution of the resources generated.
Robert Mambé invited the students to put rigor into their studies in order to discover the opportunities offered by the value chain of the Mining, Oil and Energy sector that they will have to discover during Sirexe.
“This exhibition will be a jewel that will highlight the value chain that underpins one of the most important sectors of human life because Côte d’Ivoire will show what it is capable of in the field of mining, oil and energy,” he said.
The Sirexe, scheduled every two years, will be furnished with panels, conferences, workshops, B2B meetings. This 11st edition a, for the theme “Sustainable development of extractive and energy industries: what policies and strategies”.
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