• CERAWeek
  • March 18 - 22, 2024

Hon. Eng. Andrew Kamau

Ministry of Petroleum & Mining, Kenya

Principal Secretary

Andrew Kamau is the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining. He has been instrumental in the rapid uptake of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) as a primary cooking fuel. 80% of Kenya’s population, despite the advances in electricity access (75%) still cooks with charcoal and fire would. This leads to serious indoor pollution and negatively impacts the health of especially women. In addition, Andrew has embarked on the acquisition of geological data in the Petroleum and mining sector. This is with a focus on minerals for the 4th Industrial revolution. Energy minerals that are important for energy transition. Before joining the Government of Kenya in 2015, Andrew has worked in various capacity in the energy and mining sectors for 25 years. In this time he has worked for multinationals in East Africa and major trading organizations in Europe. He was active in the power sector in Democratic republic of Congo and has been the public officer in a Canadian listed resource company. Currently he is on the board of a Kewberg Cables and Braids in South Africa, a specialty cable manufacturer and Khulaco (PTY) Ltd, one of the HDSA companies in possession of a South African petroleum import license and has been a director Sallies Ltd, a JSE listed company, involved in the mining of Fluorspar in South Africa.

Sessions With Hon. Eng. Andrew Kamau

Tuesday, 12 March

  • 07:30am - 08:40am (CST) / -

    Competing for Upstream Investment: Rewriting Africa's story

    Panel Oil Gas Geopolitics/Energy Policy/Economics Finance/Trading/Risk Management
    Africa offers a vast array of frontier, emerging, and mature phase basins for upstream players across a range of aboveground challenges and risks in both Saharan and Sub-Saharan regions. Substantial volumes of oil and (mainly) gas have been discovered over the past decade and now offer opportunities for monetization. Several upcoming exploration wells have the potential to be play openers and many governments aspire to have new licensing rounds, but the global competition for upstream risk capital is intense. What role should NOCs play? How can aboveground factors be best managed—by investors, NOCs, and host governments— to maximize value for all? Are governments positioned to compete for a more limited pool of upstream capital?