Alkagesta said it took part in African Energy Week 2026 in Cape Town, with Rustam Mirzoev representing the company throughout the five-day event. In its account of the conference, the company linked its attendance to engagement with policymakers, investors and industry executives, alongside efforts to strengthen relationships supporting its expanding operations in African energy and commodity markets.
The company described a programme bringing together public- and private-sector participants from across the energy industry. Those represented included upstream, midstream and downstream businesses, as well as renewable energy and energy services interests. The discussions addressed Africa’s place in global energy markets during a period of geopolitical realignment, the continent’s investment requirements and the challenge of moving proposed projects into delivery across power generation, hydrocarbons and renewables.
According to Alkagesta, energy security was among the main subjects, alongside Africa’s potential to become a strategic centre for growth in hydrocarbon production. Sessions also examined ways to revive onshore and brownfield assets and develop opportunities in frontier basins. These topics formed part of a wider exploration of the investment opportunities that could shape the continent’s next phase of exploration and production activity.
Country-focused investment sessions covered Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, the company said. The programme also considered the funding environment for renewable energy development, placing financing for those projects alongside discussions of hydrocarbon resources and existing assets. The conference agenda therefore spanned both the development of new energy projects and the revitalisation of established operations.
Alkagesta identified petroleum products and fertiliser supply in West and East Africa among its existing activities on the continent. Its report presented the Cape Town gathering as an opportunity to build on relationships relevant to those operations. The account focused on participation and the conference agenda, rather than announcing supply agreements or providing prices, shipment volumes or freight terms.