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Four years at African Energy Week. Four years of building relationships across Africa’s energy sector

Published On: September 16th, 2026

Acumum Legal & Advisory is proud to return as a sponsor and exhibitor at African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies 2026, taking place in Cape Town from 12-16 October.

Our fourth consecutive year at AEW reflects Acumum’s continued engagement with businesses, investors and organisations operating across Africa’s growing and evolving energy markets.

As investment continues across upstream and downstream projects, oil and gas, infrastructure, power generation, renewables, and emerging energy opportunities, businesses operating across borders face increasingly complex legal, corporate structuring, regulatory and commercial considerations.

Through our multidisciplinary legal and advisory services, Acumum works with international businesses and investors navigating these challenges and exploring opportunities across multiple jurisdictions.

Acumum’s energy team, led by Founding Director and Barrister, Geraldine Noel, sits at the crossroads of Europe, Africa and the Middle East, pairing Maltese and EU regulatory insight with hands-on experience across the full project lifecycle: acquisition, project finance and investment, construction, licensing, regulatory approval, commissioning and grid connection.

We back this with corporate and commercial structuring for joint ventures, M&A and buy-outs, drafting and negotiating protection, dispute resolution and arbitration, and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) advisory to help clients meet decarbonisation and governance requirements.

In oil and gas, our experience spans upstream, midstream, downstream and infrastructure projects. On the renewables side, we advise on utility-scale and domestic solar, onshore and offshore wind, including floating turbines, hydrogen, biomass, energy-from-waste and battery storage, and support clients in securing project finance from private investors, capital markets and institutional backers such as the European Investment Bank.

African Energy Week gives us the opportunity to meet directly with existing and prospective clients, strengthen relationships across the sector and engage with businesses and decision-makers driving investment and development throughout Africa.

We are delighted to be returning for our fourth consecutive year and look forward to welcoming delegates to our Acumum stand in Cape Town.

Planning an energy project, cross-border investment or expansion into Africa, Malta or the wider international market? Speak with Geraldine Noel and the Acumum Team about legal, regulatory, corporate structuring, project finance, ESG or dispute resolution support.

Geraldine Noel, Founding Director & Barrister | gnoel@acumum.com
WhatsApp: +356 9969 5770 | Acumum office: +356 2778 1700

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