The U.S. Trade and Development Agency is hosting a Southern African energy delegation in the United States from Aug. 29 to Sept. 5 to build partnerships around transmission and distribution upgrades.
About 15 government and private-sector representatives from Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, and Zambia will travel to Denver and Austin. They will meet U.S. companies and see demonstrations of technologies designed to strengthen grid networks and integrate AI-enabled control systems.
The group will also meet publicly and privately owned utilities and regulators, including the Colorado Public Utilities Commission and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
USTDA will hold a public business briefing in Denver on Sept. 1. U.S. firms can hear from the delegation about upcoming commercial opportunities and meet delegates one-on-one. Event details are posted at ustda.gov/events.
Agency officials said rapid population growth, urbanization and rising industrial demand, including power needs tied to critical minerals mining, are increasing pressure on Southern African grids. Regional planners are advancing interconnection and modernization projects, creating openings for U.S. engineering, equipment and advanced distribution technology.
USTDA said American companies are well placed to supply trusted systems that can make regional networks more stable, efficient and secure.