On November 15, Egypt time, during the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), The Renewable Energy Committee of China Energy Research Society (CREIA), together with the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), Bloomberg PhilanthropiesFoundation, the Africa Climate Foundation (ACF), the Climate Works Foundation (CWF) and the World Resources Institute (WRI), co-sponsored the "Gathering Power to Empower, A side event with the   theme of "Jointly Developing Renewable Energy in Africa". The event called for the joint efforts of more than 100 leading enterprises, leading research institutions, leading financial institutions and international multilateral organizations in the renewable energy industry to promote the localized development of the renewable energy sector in Africa and promote the realization of economic and social modernization in Africa through low-carbon development.

Xie Zhenhua, China's Special Envoy on climate change affairs, said in his speech that China and Africa have always been a community with a shared future and shared interests through win-win cooperation. China hopes to share its experience in the development of its renewable energy industry with the international community. It is also willing to help more developing countries improve the quality of development through industrial cooperation and lay the foundation for low-carbon development.

"Africa needs not only the development of renewable energy, but also the industrialization process through renewable energy. We want the young people here to have a green and good future." Ms Damilola Ogunbiyi, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and CEO of SEforALL, said in her speech.

It is reported that representatives of domestic renewable energy research institutions and leading enterprises such as Longi Green Energy, JA Solar, Atus and Tenghui Photovoltaic, as well as energy authorities and industry representatives of relevant African countries exchanged views respectively on development opportunities in Africa, enterprise cooperation intentions, problems and suggestions, and expressed their expectation for more pragmatic industrial cooperation in Africa in the future.