Arlington, VA – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency will bring a delegation of power sector decision makers from Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, and Zambia to the United States to build partnerships in support of securing and modernizing Southern Africa’s energy transmission and distribution systems.
While in the United States from August 29 to September 5, the delegation of around 15 government and private sector representatives will travel to Denver, Colorado, and Austin, Texas. There, they will meet U.S. companies and see demonstrations of cutting-edge U.S. technologies that can improve transmission and distribution networks, as well as integrate AI-enabled grid control systems. Delegates will also meet with a mix of publicly and privately owned utilities and regulatory bodies, including the Colorado Public Utilities Commission and Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
USTDA will host a public business briefing in Denver on September 1, where U.S. companies can hear directly from the delegation about upcoming commercial prospects and engage one-on-one with delegates to showcase their grid security solutions. For more information, please visit https://www.ustda.gov/events/.
Rapid population growth, accelerating urbanization, and rising industrial output – including growing power needs from critical minerals mining – are driving demand for secure, modern power infrastructure in Southern Africa. As regional planners and power institutions prioritize major interconnection and modernization efforts, the U.S. private sector is well-positioned to provide trusted U.S. technologies, engineering experience, and high-quality equipment to support regional grids. The U.S. private sector is a recognized leader in advanced energy distribution technologies, which play a critical role in making grids more stable, efficient and secure.
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The U.S. Trade and Development Agency is the U.S. government’s first mover on critical infrastructure development in emerging markets, advancing the shared strategic priorities of the United States and our overseas partners while creating opportunities to deploy trusted U.S. solutions. USTDA funds the upfront technical work that accelerates the development of infrastructure projects, helping them attract the financing they need for implementation and procurement of U.S. goods and services.
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