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London Community Energy Summit

Fri 16 Oct 2026 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM BST The Conduit, WC2H 9JA
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London Community Energy Summit

Fri 16 Oct 2026 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM BST The Conduit, WC2H 9JA
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On behalf of the Mayor of London’s Community Energy Task Force (CETF), I am delighted to invite you to the London Community Energy Summit, taking place on the morning of Friday 16th October 2026 at The Conduit, Covent Garden. 

Following the Government's announcement last week "launching £30 million funding to kick start a community power revolution" our focus will be on how we can accelerate action on community energy across London. Our aim is to bring together public sector organisations, businesses, investors and London boroughs with community energy groups to explore routes for collaboration as the Government's £1bn Local Power Plan is rolled out. The event will also mark the launch of the Community Energy Task Force’s report, which sets out a series of recommendations to help develop new opportunities to achieve 1,000 community energy projects across London by 2030. 

Agenda:

Time

Session

9:30-10am

Arrival + Registration with coffees + light refreshments

10am

Welcome - Leila Wong, Programme Manager, Environment and Energy, GLA

10:05am

Introduction - Syed Ahmed, CEO, CEL

10:10am

Keynotes:

  • Mete Coban MBE, Deputy Mayor of Energy and Environment, GLA

  • Sarah Merrick, Director of Local Delivery, GB Energy

  • Q&A

10:40am

State of Community Energy in London - Syed Ahmed, CEO, CEL

London Community Energy Task Force (CETF) Report Findings & Recommendations - Nadia Smith, Chair, CEL

11:05am

Community Energy Showcase

Chair: Nadia Smith

  1. Dr Anna Burrage, CEO - Power Up North London (PUNL)

  2. Dr Giovanna Speciale, CEO - South East London Community Energy (SELCE)

  3. Mark Hughes, CEO - SE24

Q&A

11:40am

Coffee Break

12pm

Panel discussion: ‘How can the Local Power Plan deliver for London?’

Chair: Syed Ahmed

Panellists:

  • Matt Vickers, CEO, Community Energy England

  • Ryan Jude, Executive Director for Built Environment, Transport and Communities, Green Finance Institute

  • Sarah Merrick, Director of Local Delivery, GB Energy

  • Afsheen Rashid, CEO, Repowering London

  • Hannah Jameson, Corporate Director: Delivery and Innovation, London Councils

Q&A

12:45pm

Closing remarks

1pm

Close of conference with networking until 1.30pm

Please note: The venue for this event has changed. The correct venue is The Conduit. 

Please note: no outside food or drink is allowed inside the venue. 

Accessibility: The venue is fully wheelchair accessible including lifts to all floors and accessible loos. For further information please visit: https://www.theconduit.com/accessibility-statement/#toggle-id-6 

If you have any questions or accessibility requirements please email katherine@communityenergy.london

Location

The Conduit, WC2H 9JA